District of Biel

District of Biel
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Main town :	Biel / Bienne
Area :	24.89 km²
Residents:	52,412 (December 31, 2008)
Population density :	2106 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Biel ( French District de Bienne ) in the canton of Bern with the capital Biel / Bienne was a bilingual district until December 31, 2009 (60% German-speaking, 40% French-speaking). It comprised two communities on 24.89 km².

Communities

Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2008)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
Biel / Bienne	50,013	21.19	2360
Evilard	2,399	3.70	648
Total (2)	52,412	24.89	2106

Changes in the community

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  Municipalities until 1899

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  Municipalities until 1916

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  Municipalities until 1919

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  Municipalities until 2004

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  Municipalities until 2009

• 1900: Merger of Biel (BE) and Vingelz → Biel (BE)
• 1917: Fusion Biel (BE) and Bözingen → Biel (BE)
• 1920: Fusion Biel (BE) , Madretsch and Mett → Biel (BE)
• 2005: Name change from Biel (BE) → Biel / Bienne
• 2010: District change Biel / Bienne and Evilard from the district of Biel → administrative district of Biel / Bienne

The Conseil des affaires francophones du district bilingue de Bienne continues to exist even after the dissolution .

Web links

• Tobias Kästli: Biel (BE, district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Statistical Office