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Langenthal
Berntown
Total population
14,000
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Bern, Switzerland, Langenthal is recorded in open geodata as a small town. Around 14,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Langenthal maps to 47.212°, 7.789° — squarely within the temperate belt. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,254 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Langenthal.
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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
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia13,534
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia7,177
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta5,225
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta3,043
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta2,788
- Eurasian beaverCastor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia2,427
- European badgerMeles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia2,230
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida2,037
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 4.4 — 2023-03-221 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
- M 3.9 — 2022-09-101 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
- M 4.1 — 2021-12-242 km WSW of Blamont, 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
- Obersteckholz1.6 mi away · pop. 412
- Thunstetten1.6 mi away · pop. 3,066
- Gutenburg2 mi away · pop. 115
- Untersteckholz2.6 mi away · pop. 166
- Busswil2.6 mi away · pop. 195
- Rütschelen2.7 mi away · pop. 566
- Graben3.2 mi away · pop. 333
- Herzogenbuchsee4.2 mi away · pop. 7,438
- Heimenhausen4.2 mi away · pop. 1,021
- Reisiswil4.2 mi away · pop. 188
- Bettenhausen4.5 mi away · pop. 475
- Wanzwil4.6 mi away · pop. 241
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Langenthal
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
- 329
- Population (Wikidata)
- 15,624
- Wikidata
- Q69726
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