Thun is a town and municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, known in French as Thoune. It stands where the river Aare flows out of Lake Thun, the Thunersee, about 30 kilometres southeast of the city of Bern. In December 2018 the municipality had about 45,000 inhabitants and around 80,000 people lived in its agglomeration. Besides tourism, machine and precision instrument engineering, the economy depends on the largest military garrison in the country, the food industry, armaments and publishing.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Switzerland: Cantons and Cities
citypopulation.deCities table, 2025 estimate columnQuote, Cities table, 2025 estimate column
Thun BE 36,891 38,211 40,377 42,623 43,476 44,158
2. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 46.7667,7.6333
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 46.7667,7.6333, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 46.7667,7.6333, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
"elevation": 602.0
3. Switzerland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead, landlocked
is a landlocked country
On Continent: Europe, Lead
is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Lead, regional placement
is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe
View the Source Thun (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Switzerland, LeadQuote, Part Of: Switzerland, Lead
in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
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