Municipalities of the canton of Bern facts for kids

Municipalities in the canton of Bern

There are 335 municipalities in the canton of Bern, Switzerland (as of January 2024^[update]).

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January 1, 2004: Englisberg and Zimmerwald merge to form Wald; Niederwichtrach and Oberwichtrach merge to form Wichtrach

January 1, 2007: Forst and Längenbühl merge to form Forst-Längenbühl; Gutenburg and Madiswil merge to form Madiswil

January 1, 2009: Wanzwil, Heimenhausen and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee merge to form Heimenhausen; Rüti bei Riggisberg and Riggisberg merge to form Riggisberg

January 1, 2010: Ballmoos and Jegenstorf merge to form Jegenstorf; Twann and Tüscherz-Alfermée merge to form Twann-Tüscherz; Untersteckholz and Langenthal merge to form Langenthal; Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach and Oberdiessbach merge to form Oberdiessbach

January 1, 2011: Bettenhausen and Bollodingen merge to form Bettenhausen; Busswil bei Büren and Lyss merge to form Lyss; Leimiswil, Kleindietwil and Madiswil merge to form Madiswil; Wahlern and Albligen merge to form Schwarzenburg

January 1, 2013: Kallnach and Niederried bei Kallnach merge to form Kallnach; Rapperswil BE and Ruppoldsried merge to form Rapperswil BE; Münsingen and Trimstein merge to form Münsingen

January 1, 2014: Büren zum Hof, Etzelkofen, Fraubrunnen, Grafenried, Limpach, Mülchi, Schalunen and Zauggenried merge to form Fraubrunnen; Gadmen and Innertkirchen merge to form Innertkirchen; Jegenstorf, Münchringen and Scheunen merge to form Jegenstorf; Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach and Oberdiessbach merge to form Oberdiessbach; Lamboing, Diesse and Prêles merge to form Plateau de Diesse; Plagne and Vauffelin merge to form Sauge; Höfen bei Thun, Niederstocken and Oberstocken merge to form Stocken-Höfen; Kienersrüti and Uttigen merge to form Uttigen

January 1, 2015: La Heutte and Péry merge to form Péry-La Heutte; Châtelat, Monible, Sornetan and Souboz merge to form Petit-Val; Bévilard, Malleray and Pontenet merge to form Valbirse

January 1, 2016: Ersigen, Niederösch and Oberösch merge to form Ersigen; Bangerten and Rapperswil BE merge to form Rapperswil BE; Hermiswil and Seeberg merge to form Seeberg

January 1, 2018: Grosshöchstetten and Schlosswil merge to form Grosshöchstetten; Gelterfingen, Kirchdorf, Mühledorf and Noflen merge to form Kirchdorf

January 1, 2020: Schwendibach and Steffisburg merge to form Steffisburg; Niederbipp and Wolfisberg merge to form Niederbipp; Kirchenthurnen, Lohnstorf and Mühlethurnen merge to form Thurnen

January 1, 2021: Langenthal and Obersteckholz merge to form Langenthal; Riggisberg and Rümligen merge to form Riggisberg; Hindelbank and Mötschwil merge to form Hindelbank

January 1, 2022: Clavaleyres and Murten (Canton of Freiburg) merge to form Murten

January 1, 2024: Wangen an der Aare and Wangenried merged to form Wangen an der Aare; Reutigen and Zwieselberg merged to form Reutigen