City Center Biel/Bienne

Biel/Bienne is a Swiss city of 50,852 inhabitants. The city's dual name reflects its simultaneously German and French linguistic heritage. Biel/Bienne is located right on the border between French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland, and its population is largely bilingual. The city's new official name consequently incorporates both the German and the French variant of its name. Biel/Bienne stands on the shore of Lake Biel, at the entrance to a pass into the Jura mountains. This pass is one of the only ways to access the Jura region.