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Eggiwil
Bernvillage
Total population
2,501
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Eggiwil, a village in Bern, Switzerland, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 2,501. Eggiwil maps to 46.875°, 7.797° — squarely within the temperate belt. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta4,785
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta3,120
- Southern DamselflyCoenagrion mercuriale (Charpentier, 1840) · Insecta3,034
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,468
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761) · Insecta2,327
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,187
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta2,155
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta1,586
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.5 — 2024-06-271 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
- M 4.2 — 2024-06-042 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 4.4 — 2023-03-221 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
- M 3.9 — 2022-09-101 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Bern
- Horben2.1 mi away
- Neuenschwand2.2 mi away
- Aeschau2.8 mi away
- Röthenbach im Emmental3 mi away · pop. 1,173
- Trubschachen4 mi away · pop. 1,510
- Langnau im Emmental4.4 mi away · pop. 9,488
- Oberhofen5.3 mi away
- Oberlangenegg6 mi away · pop. 482
- Innereriz6.2 mi away
- Oberthal6.5 mi away · pop. 804
- Oberhünigen6.6 mi away · pop. 296
- Unterlangenegg7.1 mi away · pop. 927
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Eggiwil
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 901
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,438
- Wikidata
- Q67393
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771