Administrative region of Bern-Mittelland

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Administrative region of Bern-Mittelland
Basic data
Country: SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern (BE)
Main town : -
Area : 943.46 km²
Residents: 414,658 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 440 inhabitants per km²
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Map of the administrative region of Bern-Mittelland

Coordinates: 46 ° 57 '  N , 7 ° 24'  E ; CH1903:  596671  /  200 392

The administrative region of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern was founded on January 1, 2010, is congruent with the administrative district of the same name and covers an administrative district of 943.46 km²:

Name of the administrative district Population
(December 31, 2018) 		Area in km² Number of municipalities
(2017)
Bern-Mittelland 414,658 943.46 77
Total (1) 414,658 943.46 77

Regional conference

The Bern-Mittelland Regional Conference (RKBM) is a vehicle for regional cooperation in which the municipalities can efficiently and quickly decide on important regional issues such as transport, spatial planning, culture and regional policy. It includes the administrative region of Bern-Mittelland. This organization started its work at the beginning of 2010.

Agglomeration

Changes in the spatial and demographic structures of Switzerland have prompted the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) to develop a new definition of agglomeration that replaces the one from 2000. Data on residents, employees and overnight stays are used for the agglomeration allocation of municipalities. Not only their total sum is considered, but also their density. Agglomerations must therefore have both a certain size and a dense core, a so-called urban core area. In addition, commuter flows are included in order to identify communities that are functionally oriented towards agglomeration cores (see municipalities with multiple orientations and the distinction between main and secondary core).

According to the 2012 definition, Switzerland comprises 49 agglomerations, one less than when it was last defined in 2000. However, the agglomerations have increased in size, their area increasing from 8601 km² in 2000 to 11,356 km² (total area of ​​Switzerland: 41,285 km²). An agglomeration consists of the following municipality categories: core city, main and secondary core municipality as well as municipality of the agglomeration belt.

In the agglomeration of Bern these are (as of January 1, 2018):

The FSO's methodology defines three further municipal categories that are not assigned to an agglomeration:

  • Multi-oriented municipalities: At least one third of their active labor force goes to work in several agglomeration cores.
  • Core communities outside the agglomeration: Although these have a high population and job density, they do not form an agglomeration either alone or together with other communities due to their insufficient size.
  • Rural community with no urban character.

The definition of cities has also changed. In the past, a municipality with 10,000 or more inhabitants counted as a city, now - analogous to the agglomeration definition - data on the population, employees and overnight stays are used on the one hand, and density criteria on the other.

Community structure

After Bümpliz was incorporated into Bern in 1919 , the structure of the communities remained unchanged for decades. After the division of two large municipalities, a wave of mergers began in the region and agglomeration of Bern after 2000.

  • 1919 The municipality of Bümpliz merges with the municipality of Bern
  • 1983 Division of the municipality of Bolligen (which was made up of the district municipalities of Bolligen, Ittigen and Ostermundigen) into the municipalities of Bolligen, Ittigen and Ostermundigen
  • 1993 Division of the Rubigen community (which was made up of the Allmendingen, Rubigen and Trimstein districts) into the Allmendingen, Rubigen and Trimstein communities
  • 2002 Renaming of the Urtenen community to Urtenen-Schönbühl
  • 2004 The communities of Niederwichtrach and Oberwichtrach merged to form the new community of Wichtrach
  • 2010 Union of the municipalities of Ballmoos and Jegenstorf to form the municipality of Jegenstorf
  • 2011 Association of the communities of Albligen and Wahlern to form the community of Schwarzenburg
  • 2012 Union of the municipalities of Belp and Belpberg to form the municipality of Belp
  • 2013 Union of the communities Münsingen and Trimstein zu Münsingen
  • 2013 Union of the municipalities of Rapperswil and Ruppoldsried to form the municipality of Rapperswil
  • 2014 Association of the municipalities of Büren zum Hof , Etzelkofen , Fraubrunnen, Grafenried , Limpach , Mülchi , Schalunen and Zauggenried to form the municipality of Fraubrunnen
  • 2014 Association of the communities of Jegenstorf, Münchringen and barns to form the community of Jegenstorf
  • 2014 Union of the communities of Bleiken and Oberdiessbach to form the community of Oberdiessbach
  • 2014 Association of the municipalities of Kienersrüti and Uttigen to form the municipality of Uttigen
  • 2016 Union of the communities Bangerten and Rapperswil to form the community Rapperswil
  • 2016 Union of the municipalities of Tägertschi and Münsingen to form the municipality of Münsingen
  • 2017 Union of the municipalities of Schlosswil and Grosshöchstetten to form the municipality of Grosshöchstetten

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.
  2. ↑ Statistical Yearbook of the City of Bern - reporting year 2016 p. 10.