Châtelat (French pronunciation: [ʃatla]) was a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

[2] For most of the village's history, it belonged to the court and parish of Sornetan under the provost of Moutier-Grandval Abbey.

Châtelat remained part of the parish after they both converted to the new faith during the Protestant Reformation in 1531.

After Napoleon's defeat and the Congress of Vienna, Châtelat was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815.

During the period of French control, the village of Fornet-Dessous was an independent municipality.

At some point after Bern assumed control, it was integrated into the Châtelat municipality.

On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois.

[5] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Tower embattled Sable issuant from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux Vert between three Mullets Gules.

The coat of arms of Châtelat is an example of canting since the tower is a castle (French: château).

The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][12] The entire village of Châtelat is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 48 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 53.9%.

[3] There were 68 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.8% of the workforce.

The greatest number of workers, 10, made between 20 and 30 thousand CHF per year.

[19] From the 2000 census[update], 29 or 23.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 4 or 3.3% were Roman Catholic.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.

[20] During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 20 students attending classes in Châtelat.