About Bévilard
Bévilard is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Bévilard, Malleray and Pontenet merged to form the new municipality of Valbirse.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 18.7 km²
Population
3'974residents
Median taxable income
CHF 56'811
Vacancy
8.06%
Foreign residents
20.0%
Dwellings
2'208
Jobs (FTE)
1'642
Tax multiplier
200%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Bévilard, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
1'642 full-time-equivalent jobs across 242 businesses — services make up 48% of employment, industry 48% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
1'642FTE total
Primary4.1%
Secondary47.8%
Tertiary48.1%
Land use
13% built-up, 44% agricultural, 42% forest. Measured across 1'872 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement13.2%
Agriculture44.5%
Forest42.4%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 39.2%, ahead of SP at 21.0%.
Source BFS
SVP39.2%+3.1 pp
SP21.0%+1.1 pp
FDP13.6%+6.2 pp
Grüne8.0%−1.3 pp
EDU5.9%+0.1 pp
EVP4.7%+0.4 pp
GLP3.7%+0.3 pp
Others
2.6%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
86.0% of dwellings are primary residences; 14.0% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences86.0%
Second homes14.0%
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Bern / Zollikofen has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
