Scheuren

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Scheuren

Total population

540

Coordinates47.13°, 7.32°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Scheuren is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Rudolf Gnägi

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1917–1985)

Franz Gertsch

Swiss artist (1930–2022)

Meta Antenen

Swiss athletics competitor

Hans Bangerter

UEFA general secretary (1924–2022)

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Edouard Heuer

Swiss watchmaker (1840-1892)

E

Eduard Güder

Swiss theologian (1817-1882)

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Nicole Schnyder-Benoit

Swiss beach volleyball player

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Ernst Herdi

Swiss teacher and regional historian (1890-1974)

Ladyva

Swiss boogie woogie pianist

Friedrich Baumann

Swiss architect and politician (1835-1910)

Friedrich Fiala

Swiss catholic prelate (1817-1888)

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Hans Walter

Swiss writer (1912-1992)

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Walter König

Swiss politician (1908-2003)

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Jakob Nobs

Swiss entrepreneur (1883-1986)

Samuel Frisching

Swiss politician (1605-1683)

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Walter Siegenthaler

politician (1904-1994)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bern

• Schwadernau
  0.7 mi away · pop. 662
• Meienried
  1 mi away · pop. 52
• Dotzigen
  1.4 mi away · pop. 1,573
• Studen BE
  1.7 mi away · pop. 3,510
• Aegerten
  1.7 mi away · pop. 1,781
• Brügg BE
  2 mi away · pop. 4,543
• Busswil
  2.3 mi away · pop. 1,905
• Büren an der Aare
  2.6 mi away · pop. 3,356
• Pieterlen
  3 mi away · pop. 3,821
• Port
  3.3 mi away · pop. 3,898
• Biel/Bienne
  3.5 mi away · pop. 56,378
• Bellmund
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,546

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-30

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-29

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Seen 2026-09-28

Common Slowworm

Anguis fragilis

Seen 2026-09-28

Mottled Stink Bug

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

Seen 2026-09-27

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-25

Goldilocks Aster

Galatella linosyris

Seen 2026-09-25

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-24

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers