Bern residential proxies

What does a Bern IP show that a Switzerland IP does not?

A Bern IP helps check German-language search results and local listings on homegate or comparis. It also fits testing Bernmobil timetable pages and Migros delivery options for Bern postcodes.

Bern counted 201,800 jobs in 2023, of which 186,980 were in the service sector. Statistik Stadt Bern publishes these figures from the FSO business structure statistics.

• Statistik Stadt Bern describes Bern as the Bundesstadt, the federal city of Switzerland.
• The city covers 5,161.9 hectares in six districts, the largest being Bümpliz-Oberbottigen with 2,022.9 hectares.
• ewb builds the Berner Glasfasernetz, a fibre-to-the-home network, in cooperation with Swisscom.

How do I target Bern in the proxy username?

Append -country-ch-city-bern to the username from your dashboard. Country and city values are always lower case.

For a multi-step check, keep one Bern IP with USERNAME-country-ch-city-bern-session-bern1-ttl-10. Sticky sessions last up to 30 minutes (the IP can change earlier).

An IP lookup may show a nearby place such as Köniz, Ostermundigen, Thun and Fribourg instead of Bern: databases place suburban address blocks differently. Check the exit before you rely on it.

Bern's Eurostat functional urban area had 752,836 residents in 2025, more than five times the 138,562 people living in the city.

Which networks serve homes in Bern?

Nationally, home broadband in Switzerland is led by Swisscom, Sunrise, Salt and Init7; the sector is supervised by Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM / BAKOM). Swisscom: Former incumbent operator; the Swiss Confederation is the majority shareholder.

ewb – Berner Glasfasernetz is a local network in Bern: FTTH network built by the city utility Energie Wasser Bern with Swisscom; free choice of provider.

This describes the local market, not the networks our pool uses at a given moment. Read the ASN of your exit with an IP lookup, or keep the exit on one network with -asn-<number> (ASN guide).

Which rules apply to checks run from Bern?

Two authorities matter: the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) nationally, and the Datenschutzbehörde (DSB) of the Canton of Bern for this region. The framework is Revised Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), in force since 1 September 2023. The standard VAT rate is 8.1%; retail sites shown to Bern visitors usually quote prices with it included. For official local data, start with the city's own opendata.swiss.

Collect only what you need, respect each site's terms and robots.txt, and see our GDPR checklist. This is not legal advice.