Map of Bern, Switzerland
Bern is the capital of Switzerland, with a population of about 121,631. It lies at 46.9481°N, 7.4474°E. The nearest city on our map is Köniz, 4 km to the southwest.
Bern at a glance
Country
Region
Bern
Population
121,631GeoNames
Coordinates
46.9481, 7.447446°56′53″N 7°26′51″E
Time zone
Europe/ZurichUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Where is Bern?
- The 5th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 31 min on the shortest day to 15 h 53 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Bern
- Köniz — 4 km southwest
- Thun — 26 km southeast
- Biel/Bienne — 26 km northwest
- Fribourg — 28 km southwest
- Neuchâtel — 39 km west
- La Chaux-de-Fonds — 50 km west
- Lucerne — 66 km east
- Basel — 69 km north
- Rheinfelden — 73 km north, Germany
- Lörrach — 76 km north, Germany
Largest cities in Bern
- Biel/Bienne — 55,120
- Thun — 43,723
- Köniz — 41,784
Largest cities in Switzerland
- Zürich — 415,367
- Geneva — 201,741
- Basel — 177,595
- Lausanne — 139,111
- Winterthur — 111,840
- Lucerne — 81,691
- Sankt Gallen — 75,833
- Lugano — 63,185
- Biel/Bienne — 55,120
- 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.