Living in Lorraine, Bern
Lorraine is an area of Bern with about 3,696 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 87 out of 100 (excellent): better than 64% of Bern residents, ranked 13 of 48 areas.
Strengths
- Tree canopy: 29.1% tree canopy within 500 m
- Services on foot: food shop 1 min walk, pharmacy 5 min walk, doctor 4 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 1 min walk
Weaknesses
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 14 min walk
Who Lorraine suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 26 · poor | 40 of 48 |
| Family | 55 · fair | 40 of 48 |
| Over 65 | 90 · excellent | 14 of 48 |
| Working from home | 37 · poor | 37 of 48 |
| Commuter | 36 · poor | 41 of 48 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 81 m | 1 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 391 m | 5 min walk |
| Doctor | 313 m | 4 min walk |
| Nursery school | 249 m | 3 min walk |
| Primary school | 119 m | 1 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 245 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,303 m | 16 min walk |
| Public green space | 179 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,985 m | 25 min walk |
| Playground | 103 m | 1 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 1,146 m | 14 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 29.1% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 25.5%)
- 7.6 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 30 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 30)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Lorraine
Blumenweg · Breitenrainstrasse · Centralweg · Dammweg · Greyerzstrasse · Hofweg · Jurastrasse · Kyburgstrasse · Lagerweg · Lorrainestrasse · Nordring · Nordweg · Platanenweg · Polygonstrasse · Quartiergasse · Quartierhof · Randweg · Schmiedweg · Schulweg · Seelandweg · Steckweg · Talweg · Wehrweg · Wylerstrasse · Wyttenbachstrasse
Nearby areas
- Spitalacker 86
- Altenberg 85
- Gelbes Quartier 83
- Engeried 81
- Wyler 79
- Breitenrain 78
- Felsenau 77
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources