Switzerland · Canton BE · Administrative district
Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne
BernVerwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne is one of 10 districts of the canton of Bern and comprises 19 municipalities with 107'448 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Biel/Bienne
57'462Residents
Nidau
7'160Residents
Lengnau
5'808Residents
Pieterlen
5'255Residents
Brügg
4'714Residents
Port
3'976Residents
Ipsach
3'873Residents
Orpund
3'375Residents
Evilard
2'706Residents
Aegerten
2'499Residents
Safnern
2'049Residents
Bellmund
1'805Residents
Meinisberg
1'513Residents
Sutz-Lattrigen
1'409Residents
Twann-Tüscherz
1'239Residents
Mörigen
862Residents
Schwadernau
697Residents
Scheuren
538Residents
Ligerz
508Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
39.2% YesNo 60.8%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
37.1% YesNo 62.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
33.9% YesNo 66.1%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.5% YesNo 26.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSP26.8% · strongest party
SP26.8%
SVP23.7%
GRÜNE14.2%
FDP9.9%
GLP9.8%
Mitte6.7%
EVP3.7%
Übrige2.8%
EDU2.1%
SD0.4%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Mörigen
125 %
median of its municipalities
169 %
Meinisberg
195 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 125 % % in Mörigen to 195 % % in Meinisberg (median 169 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 15.4 % in Mörigen to 17.7 % in Meinisberg (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.79 %
Dwellings
57'261
Avg. rooms
3.4
Built before 1946
24.9%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+1'045 +1%
births
959
deaths
980
net migration
+1'025
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
59'906
Workplaces
7'153
Services share
72 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 583 (1.0%) · Secondary 16'164 (27.0%) · Tertiary 43'159 (72.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
159
Organic share
22 %
Farmland
2'921 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.6 °C
Precipitation
1'196 mm
Elevation
424–1'197 m
Flat share
51.3%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
590 GWh
Electricity
25.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
64 min
Road to centre
43 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.091–34.05 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne rank
sum of its municipalities2502Biel/Bienne2503Biel/Bienne2504Biel/Bienne2505Biel/Bienne2512Tüscherz-Alfermée2513Twann2514Ligerz×22516Lamboing×22532Magglingen/Macolin2533Evilard2542Pieterlen2543Lengnau BE2552Orpund2553Safnern2554Meinisberg2555Brügg BE2556Scheuren +12558Aegerten2560Nidau2562Port2563Ipsach2564Bellmund2572Mörigen +13235Erlach×2
3 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSMArrondissement administratif Jura bernois47'003Verwaltungskreis Seeland79'107Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau86'163Verwaltungskreis Emmental100'490Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland430'771Verwaltungskreis Thun110'264Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen16'863Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental41'799Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli49'166
- Which municipalities belong to Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne?
- Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne comprises 19 municipalities: Biel/Bienne, Nidau, Lengnau, Pieterlen, Brügg, Port, Ipsach, Orpund, Evilard, Aegerten, Safnern, Bellmund, Meinisberg, Sutz-Lattrigen, Twann-Tüscherz, Mörigen, Schwadernau, Scheuren, Ligerz. Together they have 107'448 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne in?
- Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne lies in the canton of Bern, which is divided into 10 districts.
- How many people live in Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne?
- Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne has 107'448 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 19 municipalities; the largest is Biel/Bienne with 57'462.
- Does Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne the municipal rate ranges from 125 % (Mörigen) to 195 % (Meinisberg).
- How did Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne voted 44.6 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.