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Canton of Bern Map

Every district, city and town in the Canton of Bern on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and districts above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a district to see its population, area and largest towns.

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Printable maps of the Canton of Bern

Free to print for class and home: the Canton of Bern with its cities and towns, a map of its districts, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.

Canton of Bern map with cities

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Canton of Bern districts map

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Blank map of the Canton of Bern

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Key facts

Capital
Bern
Largest city
Bern (138,562)
Population
1,069,074 (2025)
Area
5,820 km² (2,247 sq mi)
Districts of the Canton of Bern
10
Most populous district
Bern-Mittelland (430,771)
Largest district by area
Interlaken-Oberhasli, 1,229 km² (475 sq mi)
Map of the Canton of Bern with its largest cities
Map of the Canton of Bern with its largest cities

About the Canton of Bern

The Canton of Bern has 10 districts and about 1,069,074 people (2025) on 5,820 km² (2,247 sq mi). Bern is both the capital and the largest city, with 138,562 people. It borders Lucerne, Uri, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Fribourg, Solothurn, Aargau, Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Jura and France.

Bern-Mittelland is the most populous district (430,771 people) and Obersimmental-Saanen the least (16,863); Interlaken-Oberhasli is the largest by area (1,229 km²) and Biel/Bienne the smallest (98 km²).

Largest cities in the Canton of Bern

The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 200 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.

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1BernBern-Mittelland138,562
2Biel/BienneBiel/Bienne57,462
3ThunThun44,163
4KönizBern-Mittelland43,923
5OstermundigenBern-Mittelland18,432
6BurgdorfEmmental17,577
7LyssSeeland16,613
8SteffisburgThun16,599
9LangenthalOberaargau16,233
10Muri bei BernBern-Mittelland13,940
11SpiezFrutigen-Niedersimmental13,332
12MünsingenBern-Mittelland13,003
13ZollikofenBern-Mittelland11,842
14BelpBern-Mittelland11,739
15WorbBern-Mittelland11,600
16IttigenBern-Mittelland11,482
17MünchenbuchseeBern-Mittelland10,751
18Langnau im EmmentalEmmental9,645
19Wohlen bei BernBern-Mittelland9,310
20HerzogenbuchseeOberaargau7,620
21HeimbergThun7,200
22NidauBiel/Bienne7,160
23FrutigenFrutigen-Niedersimmental7,136
24SaanenObersimmental-Saanen6,967
25SchwarzenburgBern-Mittelland6,797

Populations are the Federal Statistical Office's permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 (STATPOP), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026; each district's figure is the sum of its municipalities, and the canton's (1,069,074) the sum of its ten administrative districts (Verwaltungskreise; the Bernese Jura is an arrondissement administratif). Moutier left the canton for Jura on 1 January 2026 and is not counted here.

Districts of the Canton of Bern

All 10 districts. Select one to show it on the map.

Districts of the Canton of Bern. Select a column heading to sort; select a name to show it on the map.
District430,771942
District107,44898
District100,490690
District41,799774
District49,1661,229
District47,003522
District86,163331
District16,863575
District79,107337
District110,264322

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Sources

  • Districts, municipalities and cantons: swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, edition 2026-01 (the boundaries of 1 January 2026, with land and lake areas), data.geo.admin.ch.
  • District names and the municipalities in each: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), official register of Swiss municipalities, state on 1 January 2026 (agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch).
  • Populations: FSO, STATPOP, permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 by municipality (table px-x-0102010000_101), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026.
  • National roads: Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), national road axes (ch.astra.nationalstrassenachsen), data.geo.admin.ch.
  • Main roads, lakes, rivers and town locations: swisstopo, swissTLMRegio 2026.