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Bern

Canton

Canton of Switzerland.

EuropeCapital: BernLanguage: German, French
Population
1.1M
Metros tracked
2
645K in metros (60%)
Composite score
13.1
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Canton
At a glance
Established
1353
Area
5,959 km²
Population density
180 /km²
Highest point
Finsteraarhorn (4,274 m (14,022 ft))
Legislature
Grand Council of the Canton of Bern
Rank in Switzerland
4th of 26 by composite score
Area rank
2nd of 26 by area
Largest tracked metro
Bern

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Bern metro footprint

2 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

2 tracked metros

#223Bern★ Capital
12.5
538KRegional Hub
#1769Biel/Bienne
0.6
106KLocal Metro