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Frutigen
Bernvillage
Total population
6,661
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small village in Bern, Switzerland, Frutigen occupies its own corner of the country. Located at 46.587°, 7.644°, Frutigen occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 6,661 residents. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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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) · Insecta2,077
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,001
- chamoisRupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia1,414
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta1,327
- Norway SprucePicea abies (L.) H.Karst. · Pinopsida1,188
- Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops Esper, 1777 · Insecta1,179
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida1,167
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia1,042
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 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 2.7 — 2022-08-234 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
- M 4.1 — 2021-10-0510 km SSW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 3.4 — 2020-06-2311 km ESE of Samoëns, 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
- Scharnachtal3.2 mi away
- Reichenbach im Kandertal3.3 mi away · pop. 3,723
- Kiental3.8 mi away · pop. 100
- Diemtigen5.7 mi away · pop. 2,054
- Wimmis6 mi away · pop. 2,314
- Zwischenflüh6.3 mi away
- Erlenbach im Simmental6.7 mi away · pop. 1,802
- Faulensee6.8 mi away
- Adelboden7.7 mi away · pop. 3,472
- Leissigen7.7 mi away · pop. 1,100
- Zwieselberg8.5 mi away · pop. 324
- Niederstocken8.7 mi away · pop. 249
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Frutigen
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
- 563
- Population (Wikidata)
- 6,921
- Wikidata
- Q66208
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