Population
56'896↑1.7%
About Biel/Bienne
City · Bern
Biel/Bienne is a bilingual city in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. With over 55,000 residents, it is the country's tenth-largest city by population. The Biel urban area has a population of around 100,000 inhabitants. Biel/Bienne is the capital of the Biel/Bienne administrative district. The city has been an industrial and watchmaking heart of Switzerland since the 19th century. With world-famous watch brands such as Rolex, Omega and Swatch based in Biel/Bienne, the city is one of the main centres of the Swiss watch industry and is also referred to as the "world capital of watchmaking".
Population
56'896
Tax multiplier
163%
Vacancy
1.37%
Biel/Bienne in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
163%
Median taxable income
CHF 57'820
+5% vs CH
Vacancy
1.37%↓19.4%
- Settlement47%
- Forest45%
- Agriculture6%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
34.9%↑2.5%
Dwellings
32'336↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
41'468
87%
