Map of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

Biel/Bienne is a city in Bern, Switzerland, with a population of about 55,120. It lies at 47.1371°N, 7.2461°E, about 434 m above sea level. Biel/Bienne is about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bern, 26 km to the southeast.

Biel/Bienne at a glance

Where is Biel/Bienne?

• The 10th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Bern on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 29 min on the shortest day to 15 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Biel/Bienne

• Bern — 26 km southeast
• Köniz — 27 km southeast
• Neuchâtel — 29 km southwest
• La Chaux-de-Fonds — 32 km west
• Fribourg — 38 km south
• Thun — 52 km southeast
• Basel — 53 km northeast
• Lörrach — 62 km northeast, Germany
• Rheinfelden — 62 km northeast, Germany
• Belfort — 63 km northwest, France

Largest cities in Bern

• Bern — 121,631
• Thun — 43,723
• Köniz — 41,784

Largest cities in Switzerland

• Zürich — 415,367
• Geneva — 201,741
• Basel — 177,595
• Lausanne — 139,111
• Bern — 121,631
• Winterthur — 111,840
• Lucerne — 81,691
• Sankt Gallen — 75,833
• Lugano — 63,185
• Thun — 43,723

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.