Finsterhennen

Finsterhennen (French Poule Grasse ) is a municipality in the administrative district in the canton of Bern Seeland in Switzerland.

Geography

Finsterhennen is in the Great Marsh, a particularly fertile area with almost black soil in the Berner Seeland. The neighboring communities of north clockwise beginning are Lüscherz, Siselen, Kallnach, Treiten and Brüttelen.

History

The high medieval deserted village Uf the Höchi was investigated archaeologically 2002-2005.

Policy

Mayor Werner Probst (2009).

The voter shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 38.6 %, BDP 24.2 %, SP 14.5 %, EDU 4.3 %, EPP 3.9 % GPS 3.5 %, FDP 3.0 %, PdA 2.7 %, glp 2.3 %, CVP 1.4 %.

Traffic

Finsterhennen is accessible by a railway station of the BTI direction Biel / Bienne and ins.