On 1 January 2010, the 26 districts (, ) of the Canton of Bern were combined into 10 new precincts (, ).
They are grouped into five regions ().
The existence of the 26 districts remains through the laws and Constitution of the Canton of Berne (Art.3 al.2 Cst) and coexists with the new 10 precincts (, ). Although the original districts no longer serve any purpose.
there were 334 municipalities of the canton of Bern.
Precincts 2010
New district (Verwaltungskreis) Capital Region Former district(s) (Amtsbezirk) Bern-Mittelland Ostermundigen Bern-Mittelland Bern, Fraubrunnen, Konolfingen, Laupen, Schwarzenburg and Seftigen Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne Seeland Biel and about half of Nidau Emmental Langnau im Emmental Emmental-Oberaargau Burgdorf, Signau and Trachselwald Frutigen-Niedersimmental Frutigen Bernese Oberland Frutigen and Niedersimmental Interlaken-Oberhasli Interlaken Bernese Oberland Interlaken and Oberhasli Jura Bernois Courtelary Jura Bernois Region Courtelary, Moutier and La Neuveville Oberaargau Wangen an der Aare Emmental-Oberaargau Aarwangen and Wangen Obersimmental-Saanen Saanen Bernese Oberland Obersimmental and Saanen Seeland Aarberg Seeland Aarberg, Büren, Erlach and about half of Nidau Thun Thun Bernese Oberland Thun
Districts
The canton of Bern was also subdivided into 26 districts (; ), which have no more administrative or political significance since the introduction of the new larger administrative subdivisions listed above.
The districts were: Aarberg with capital Aarberg Aarwangen with capital Aarwangen Bern with capital Bern Biel with capital Biel Büren with capital Büren an der Aare Burgdorf with capital Burgdorf Courtelary with capital Courtelary Erlach with capital Erlach Fraubrunnen with capital Fraubrunnen Frutigen with capital Frutigen Interlaken with capital Interlaken Konolfingen with capital Konolfingen Laupen with capital Laupen Moutier with capital Moutier La Neuveville with capital La Neuveville Nidau with capital Nidau Niedersimmental with capital Wimmis Oberhasli with capital Meiringen Obersimmental with capital Blankenburg Saanen with capital Saanen Schwarzenburg with capital Schwarzenburg Seftigen with capital Belp Signau with capital Langnau im Emmental Thun with capital Thun Trachselwald with capital Trachselwald Wangen with capital Wangen an der Aare
Maps 1978 - 2025
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