Biel

Biel/Bienne is a city and a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district within the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Biel/Bienne lies at the language boundary between the French-talking and German-speakme components of Switzerland, and is during bilingual. Biel is the German call for the city, Bienne its French counterpart. The town is often noted in both languages concurrently. Since 1 January 2005, the official call has been "Biel/Bienne". Until then, the city changed into officially named Biel.

The metropolis lies at the foot of the primary mountain variety of the Jura Mountains region, guarding the best practical connection to Jura, on the northeastern shorelines of Lake Biel, sharing the jap tip of the lake with its sister city, Nidau. The cities Neuchatel, Solothurn, and Bern the capital of Switzerland lie west, east and southeast of Biel/Bienne. They all may be reached in about half-hour through train or vehicle. Biel/Bienne has approximately 55,000 inhabitants, with the encompassing agglomeration almost 106,000. The metropolis has been an commercial and watchmaking coronary heart of Switzerland for the reason that 19th century.