Swiss Towns / Episode 125
Roches (BE)
23 October 2026 · Bern
What happened in this episode?
In episode 125, Roches (BE) was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 1'986 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 1'985 municipalities remained in the race.
Municipality profile
Roches (BE) lies in the canton of Bern. It has 204 permanent residents and covers 9.06 km², which corresponds to around 23 residents per km².
- Canton: Bern
- 204 permanent residents
- Area: 9.06 km²
Roches once produced glass for nearly half a century.
A French citizen established a glassworks in Roches in 1791. Célestin Châtelain took it over in 1817 and continued production until the works closed in 1840.