Switzerland · Canton BE · Administrative region
Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois
BernArrondissement administratif Jura bernois is one of 10 districts of the canton of Bern and comprises 39 municipalities with 47'003 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.
Residents
47'003
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
39
Switzerland
Area
522 km²
swisstopo
Density
90 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
241
BFS
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Saint-Imier
5'144Residents
Tramelan
4'670Residents
Valbirse
4'043Residents
La Neuveville
3'781Residents
Tavannes
3'469Residents
Reconvilier
2'454Residents
Plateau de Diesse
2'251Residents
Péry-La Heutte
1'957Residents
Sonceboz-Sombeval
1'874Residents
Corgémont
1'801Residents
Courtelary
1'432Residents
Court
1'387Residents
Orvin
1'284Residents
Sonvilier
1'229Residents
Villeret
938Residents
Renan
935Residents
Sauge
829Residents
Nods
776Residents
Cortébert
675Residents
Saicourt
657Residents
La Ferrière
542Residents
Crémines
527Residents
Cormoret
504Residents
Perrefitte
486Residents
Petit-Val
464Residents
Grandval
398Residents
Eschert
370Residents
Loveresse
367Residents
Sorvilier
311Residents
Belprahon
264Residents
Romont
237Residents
Roches
204Residents
Corcelles
189Residents
Champoz
160Residents
Saules
151Residents
Mont-Tramelan
114Residents
Seehof
63Residents
Schelten
37Residents
Rebévelier
29Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Votes in Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois
district results as published by BFS27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
26.2% YesNo 73.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
34.8% YesNo 65.2%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes
44.5% YesNo 55.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
28.9% YesNo 71.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
42.3% YesNo 57.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP37.3% · strongest party
SVP37.3%
SP22.3%
GRÜNE12.8%
FDP9.7%
EVP4.7%
GLP4.1%
EDU3.9%
Mitte3.0%
Übrige1.8%
SD0.4%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Péry-La Heutte
155 %
median of its municipalities
194 %
Schelten
220 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 155 % % in Péry-La Heutte to 220 % % in Schelten (median 194 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 16.4 % in Péry-La Heutte to 18.5 % in Schelten (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
3.55 %
Dwellings
26'309
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
40.5%
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
−237 −0.4%
births
373
deaths
581
net migration
−114
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
22'570
Workplaces
3'380
Services share
50.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'440 (6.4%) · Secondary 9'388 (41.6%) · Tertiary 11'492 (50.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
540
Organic share
17.6 %
Farmland
18'290 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
7.3 °C
Precipitation
1'381 mm
Elevation
429–1'603 m
Flat share
17.7%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
502 GWh
Electricity
25.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
88 min
Road to centre
61 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.091–33.991 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 Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois rank
sum of its municipalities2333La Ferrière×22345Le Cerneux-Veusil +1×22514Ligerz×22515Prêles2516Lamboing×22517Diesse2518Nods2520La Neuveville2523Lignières2534Les Prés-d'Orvin +12535Frinvillier2536Plagne2537Vauffelin2538Romont BE2603Péry2604La Heutte2605Sonceboz-Sombeval2606Corgémont2607Cortébert2608Courtelary +12610Les Pontins +32612Cormoret2613Villeret2615Sonvilier2616Renan BE2710Tavannes2712Le Fuet2713Bellelay2715Châtelat2716Sornetan2717Fornet-Dessous +12720La Tanne +12722Les Reussilles2723Mont-Tramelan2732Loveresse +32733Pontenet2735Bévilard +22736Sorvilier2738Court2740Moutier×22742Perrefitte2743Eschert2744Belprahon2745Grandval2746Crémines2747Corcelles BE +1×22748Souboz×22762Roches BE2827Schelten×34716Gänsbrunnen×2
9 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
BellelayBelprahonBévilardChampozChâtelatCorcelles BECorgémontCormoretCortébertCourtCourtelaryCréminesDiesseEschertFornet-DessousFrinvillierGänsbrunnenGrandvalLa CibourgLa FerrièreLa HeutteLa NeuvevilleLa TanneLamboingLe Cerneux-VeusilLe FuetLes BreuleuxLes EcorcheressesLes PontinsLes Prés-d'OrvinLes ReussillesLigerzLignièresLoveresseMallerayMonibleMont-CrosinMont-SoleilMont-TramelanMontagne-de-CourtelaryMontagne-de-SonvilierMoutierNodsOrvinPerrefittePéryPlagnePontenetPrêlesRebévelierReconvilierRenan BERoches BERomont BESaicourtSaules BEScheltenSeehofSonceboz-SombevalSonvilierSornetanSorvilierSoubozSt-ImierTavannesTramelanVauffelinVilleret
Map
swisstopo · OSMVerwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne107'448Verwaltungskreis Seeland79'107Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau86'163Verwaltungskreis Emmental100'490Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland430'771Verwaltungskreis Thun110'264Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen16'863Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental41'799Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli49'166
- Which municipalities belong to Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois?
- Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois comprises 39 municipalities: Saint-Imier, Tramelan, Valbirse, La Neuveville, Tavannes, Reconvilier, Plateau de Diesse, Péry-La Heutte, Sonceboz-Sombeval, Corgémont, Courtelary, Court, Orvin, Sonvilier, Villeret, Renan, Sauge, Nods, Cortébert, Saicourt, La Ferrière, Crémines, Cormoret, Perrefitte, Petit-Val, Grandval, Eschert, Loveresse, Sorvilier, Belprahon, Romont, Roches, Corcelles, Champoz, Saules, Mont-Tramelan, Seehof, Schelten, Rebévelier. Together they have 47'003 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois in?
- Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois lies in the canton of Bern, which is divided into 10 districts.
- How many people live in Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois?
- Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois has 47'003 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 39 municipalities; the largest is Saint-Imier with 5'144.
- Does Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois the municipal rate ranges from 155 % (Péry-La Heutte) to 220 % (Schelten).
- How did Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois voted 26.2 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.