Busswil is located on the old Aare river, the part of the Aar river that still flows from Aarberg to Büren after the river was corrected in the 19th century to stop the flooding which had been completely inundating Busswil since ancient times. In those days the Celts from neighbouring villages to the north used the "Obererer Weg" to travel to the market town of Lyss. Also of note is the ancient oak tree in the middle of a field next to the Länggasse, at which Napoleon is said to have rested with his troops on the way back from his Austrian campagne. Busswil has a bakery, a post office, two small supermarkets, a tea-room, a hotel, restaurant, and a railway station. The neighbouring municipalities are Büetigen, Worben, Studen and Lyss. Busswil bei Büren has an area,, of. Of this area, or 51.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.7% is settled, or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings make up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.5%. 28.2% of the total land area is heavily forested with oak, birch and beech trees but sadly much of this will be destroyed by the politically influential Vigier Beton gravel and sand company who are extending the area of their excavations. Of the agricultural land, 44.6% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. Most of the water in the municipality is in rivers, streams or underground springs of excellent quality but the springs will also soon be destroyed by the extension of the above-mentioned Vigier Beton gravel and sand excavations.
Population
Busswil bei Büren has a population of 1905. , 11.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.6%. Most of the population speaks German , with French being second most common and Italian being third. In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the FDP and the Green Party. The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 27.1% of the population, while adults make up 62.5% and the seniors make up 10.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Busswil bei Büren about 72.6% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Busswil bei Büren has an unemployment rate of 1.21%. , there were 27 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 199 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 20 businesses in this sector. 237 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 38 businesses in this sector. Besides the political municipality where everybody living is a member there exists a municipality of citizens where usually old families are member of. These families are called Bangerter, Eggli, Löffel, Stauffer and Stebler, they own 0.7 km² of the ground. That makes them very important when new buildings are planned.
