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Biel/Bienne

Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; German: Biel ⓘ; French: Bienne ; Alemannic German: Biu ) 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/Bienne urban area has a population of around 100,000 inhabitants. Biel/Bienne is the capital of the…

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Canton
Bern
Country
Switzerland
Demonym(s)
German: Bieler/in, French: Biennois(e)
District
Biel/Bienne
Elevation (Railway station)
437 m (1,434 ft)
ISO 3166 code
CH-BE

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Nodes280
Edges279
Triples247
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007143
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related to Government · 40
Biel/Bienne → Any, As, Bassi, Biel/Bienne's Municipal Council, City, City Council, Conseil, Conseiller, Conseillère, December, Departmental, French, GB, Gemeinderat, Gemeinderat/ Gemeinderätin, German, Glenda Gonzalez Bassi, Green Party, Grünes Bündnis, In
related to Heritage sites of national significance · 38
Biel/Bienne → Alte Krone, Atelier Robert, Catholic, Church, ChurchAdministration Building, Congrès, Convention Center, Couronne, General Motors, General MotorsVolkshaus, Inventory, Jordi-Kocher House, Kongresshaus/Palais, Kontrollgebäude, Maison, Maria Immaculata, Maria ImmaculataKongresshaus, Montage Hall, Neuhaus Museum, NeuhausMuseum SchwabSwiss Reformed City
related to From the French invasion to modern Biel/Bienne · 35
Biel/Bienne → After, Basel, Bern, Biel, Biel Amtsbezirk, Biel's, Bienne, Bishopric, Canton, Congress, Département, Erguel, February, Finally, First French Republic, French, French Empire, French Revolutionary Army, Georg Friedrich Heilmann, Haut-Rhin
related to Tourism · 22
Biel/Bienne → ASUAG, Biel, Bienne, CentrePasquArt, Cultural Quarter, Evilard Funicular, Gothic, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lake Biel, Le Locle, Magglingen Funicular, Neuhaus, North-east, Outside, Schwab Museums, Taubenloch, The, The Jura, The Swatch Group, UNESCO World Heritage Site
related to Prehistoric settlements · 21
Biel/Bienne → After, Another, Belenus, Bronze Age, During, East, Germania Superior, Hafen, However, Lake Biel, Mett, Neolithic, Petinesca, Pierre Pertuis, Roman, Salodurum, Solothurn, The, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vingelz
related to External links · 15
Biel/Bienne → Biel International Chess FestivalFederation, Biel-Seeland, Biel/BienneTourism Biel Seeland, Bienne, Coolidge, Encyclopædia Britannica, French, German, Historical Dictionary, Italian, Official, Swiss Watch Industry FHChamber, Switzerland, Vol, William Augustus Brevoort
related to Lived in Biel/Bienne · 15
Biel/Bienne → Camenisch, Congolese-Swiss, Dubuis, German, Gisiger, Hegi, Kocher, Lusamba Villoz-Muamba, Paul Käser, RomanshHenri Laaksonen, Spanish-born Swiss, Swiss, Swiss-Finnish, Teichmann, Volkshaus
related to Education · 11
Biel/Bienne → Bern, Fachhochschule, Following, In Biel/Bienne, Kindergarten, Of, Primary, Secondary, Swiss, The Canton, This
related to Language · 7
Biel/Bienne → French, German, In, Italian, Romansh, Switzerland, There
related to Population · 7
Biel/Bienne → As, December, Migration, Of, Over, Switzerland, There

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biel bienne city town bern swiss french council population switzerland german basel total lake area municipality canton years also municipal

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Biel/BienneCantonBern1.00infobox
Biel/BienneCountrySwitzerland1.00infobox
Biel/BienneDemonym(s)German: Bieler/in, French: Biennois(e)1.00infobox
Biel/BienneDistrictBiel/Bienne1.00infobox
Biel/BienneElevation (Railway station)437 m (1,434 ft)1.00infobox
Biel/BienneISO 3166 codeCH-BE1.00infobox
Biel/BiennePostal code2500–25101.00infobox
Biel/BienneSFOS number3711.00infobox
Biel/BienneSurrounded byBrügg, Ipsach, Leubringen/Magglingen (Evilard/Macolin), Nidau, Orpund, Orvin, Pieterlen, Port, Safnern, Tüscherz-Alfermée, Vauffelin1.00infobox
Biel/BienneTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)1.00infobox
Biel/BienneTwin townsIserlohn (Germany)1.00infobox
Biel/BienneWebsitewww.biel-bienne.ch1.00infobox
Biel/Bienne• Density2,603/km2 (6,741/sq mi)1.00infobox
Biel/Bienne• ExecutiveGemeinderat/Conseil municipal with 5 members1.00infobox
Biel/Bienne• MayorStadtpräsident/Maire (list) Glenda Gonzalez Bassi SPS/PSS (as of 2026)1.00infobox
Biel/Bienne• ParliamentStadtrat/Conseil de ville with 60 members1.00infobox
Biel/Bienne• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)1.00infobox
Biel/Bienne• Total21.21 km2 (8.19 sq mi)1.00infobox
Biel/Bienne• Total55,2061.00infobox
Biel/Bienneis acapital of the Biel/Bienne administrative district0.90text

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