About Pieterlen
Pieterlen is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 8.3 km²
Population
5'216residents
Median taxable income
CHF 61'588
Vacancy
2.28%
Foreign residents
33.4%
Dwellings
2'500
Jobs (FTE)
1'283
Tax multiplier
175%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Pieterlen, 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
1'283 full-time-equivalent jobs across 224 businesses — services make up 65% of employment, industry 33% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
1'283FTE total
Primary2.3%
Secondary32.7%
Tertiary65.0%
Land use
22% built-up, 30% agricultural, 47% forest. Measured across 837 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement21.9%
Agriculture30.1%
Forest48.0%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 36.8%, ahead of SP at 16.6%.
Source BFS
SVP36.8%−0.6 pp
SP16.6%+1.4 pp
FDP8.7%±0 pp
Mitte8.5%
GLP8.3%+1.0 pp
Grüne7.3%−1.2 pp
EVP5.7%+1.1 pp
Others
4.9%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.1% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.9% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.1%
Second homes9.9%
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
