Diesse

Diesse
View from the Chasseral toward Diesse village and Nods
Location of Diesse
Diesse
Diesse
Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°7′E / 47.117°N 7.117°E / 47.117; 7.117
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictJura bernois
Area
 • Total
9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Elevation
838 m (2,749 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2011)
 • Total
436
 • Density46.0/km2 (119/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
2517
SFOS number721
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byPrêles, Lamboing, Nods
Websitewww.diesse.ch

Diesse (French pronunciation: [djɛs]) is a former municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).

The proposed merger of the municipalities of Diesse, Lamboing, Nods, and Prêles into the new municipality of Le Plateau de Diesse was rejected by voters. However, on 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Diesse, Lamboing, and Prêles merged into the new municipality of Plateau de Diesse.