Subdivisions of the canton of Bern
On 1 January 2010, the 26 old districts were combined into 10 new districts :
They are grouped into five regions.
there were 391 municipalities of the canton of Bern.
Districts 2010
New district | Capital | Region | Former district |
Bern-Mittelland | Ostermundigen | Bern-Mittelland | Bern, Fraubrunnen, Konolfingen, Laupen, Schwarzenburg and Seftigen |
Biel/Bienne | Biel/Bienne | Seeland | Biel and about half of Nidau |
Emmental | Langnau im Emmental | Emmental-Oberaargau | Burgdorf, Signau and Trachselwald |
Frutigen-Niedersimmental | Frutigen | Bernese Oberland | Frutigen and Niedersimmental |
Interlaken-Oberhasli | Interlaken | Bernese Oberland | Interlaken and Oberhasli |
Jura bernois | Courtelary | Jura Bernois Region | Courtelary, Moutier and La Neuveville |
Oberaargau | Wangen an der Aare | Emmental-Oberaargau | Aarwangen and Wangen |
Obersimmental-Saanen | Saanen | Bernese Oberland | Obersimmental and Saanen |
Seeland | Aarberg | Seeland | Aarberg, Büren, Erlach and about half of Nidau |
Thun | Thun | Bernese Oberland | Thun |
Districts 2009
The canton of Bern is also subdivided into 26 districts, which have no more administrative or political significance since the introduction of the new larger administrative subdivisions listed above.The districts are:
- Aarberg with capital Aarberg
- Aarwangen with capital Aarwangen
- Bern with capital Bern
- Biel with capital Biel
- Büren with capital Büren an der Aare
- Burgdorf with capital Burgdorf
- Courtelary with capital Courtelary
- Erlach with capital Erlach
- Fraubrunnen with capital Fraubrunnen
- Frutigen with capital Frutigen
- Interlaken with capital Interlaken
- Konolfingen with capital Konolfingen
- Laupen with capital Laupen
- Moutier with capital Moutier
- La Neuveville with capital La Neuveville
- Nidau with capital Nidau
- Niedersimmental with capital Wimmis
- Oberhasli with capital Meiringen
- Obersimmental with capital Blankenburg
- Saanen with capital Saanen
- Schwarzenburg with capital Schwarzenburg
- Seftigen with capital Belp
- Signau with capital Langnau im Emmental
- Thun with capital Thun
- Trachselwald with capital Trachselwald
- Wangen with capital Wangen an der Aare
Maps 1978 - 2010