Lyss

Lyss
Winter in Lyss
Location of Lyss
Lyss
Lyss
Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°18′E / 47.067°N 7.300°E / 47.067; 7.300
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictSeeland
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 5 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Stefan Nobs FDP/PRD
(as of January 2022)
 • ParliamentGrosser Gemeinderat
with 40 members
Area
 • Total
11.76 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
Elevation
444 m (1,457 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)
 • Total
13'918
 • Density1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
3250
SFOS number306
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byAarberg, Büetigen, Busswil bei Büren, Diessbach bei Büren, Grossaffoltern, Kappelen, Seedorf, Worben
Twin townsMonopoli (Italy)
Websitehttps://www.lyss.ch

Lyss (German pronunciation: [ˈliːs]) is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipality of Busswil bei Büren was merged with Lyss.