Map of Thun, Switzerland

Thun is a city in Bern, Switzerland, with a population of about 43,723. It lies at 46.7512°N, 7.6217°E, about 560 m above sea level. Thun is about 26 km (16 mi) southeast of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Köniz, 25 km to the northwest.

Thun at a glance

Where is Thun?

• The 11th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Bern on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 32 min on the shortest day to 15 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Thun

• Köniz — 25 km northwest
• Bern — 26 km northwest
• Fribourg — 36 km west
• Biel/Bienne — 52 km northwest
• Neuchâtel — 59 km northwest
• Sitten — 62 km south
• Lucerne — 62 km northeast
• La Chaux-de-Fonds — 72 km northwest
• Lausanne — 80 km west
• Basel — 90 km north

Largest cities in Bern

• Bern — 121,631
• Biel/Bienne — 55,120
• 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
• Biel/Bienne — 55,120

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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.