Crémines is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

During the Middle Ages and into the Early Modern era the Pré de Sales in Crémines was used as the dueling grounds for entire valley.

In 1531 the village accepted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation along with the rest of the parish of Grandval.

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

[3] Until about 1900, the local economy was still dominated by agriculture with a few cottage industries that manufactured pottery, watch parts and arquebuses.

This began to change with the growth of the machinery manufacturing industry in nearby Moutier and the construction of the Solothurn-Moutier railroad in 1904-08.

[5] The municipality includes the village of Crémines in the Grand Val (valley of Moutier), and some scattered farmhouses on Mont Raimeux, which has only been accessible by road since 1859.

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

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Cauldron Gules.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (464 or 80.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (81 or 14.0%) and Spanish is the third (10 or 1.7%).

[14] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][15] The entire village of Crémines is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[9] There were 263 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.2% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 8 or 10.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 4.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 13 or 17.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 1 was a technical professional or scientist and 35 or 46.7% were in health care.

[20] For comparison, the rate for the entire canton in the same year, was 14.2% for married residents and 22.0% for single.

[22] From the 2000 census[update], 288 or 49.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 161 or 27.9% 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.

[23] During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 47 students attending classes in Crémines.