Beginning in 1530 the Protestant Reformation gradually gained power until the parish switched to the new faith in 1554.

Following the 1798 French invasion, Diesse became part of France and remained so until the Congress of Vienna returned it to Bern.

The village's population slowly declined until the 1980s, when commuters to the surrounding towns began to move into Diesse.

Of the agricultural land, 21.9% is used for growing crops, 10.5% is pastureland, and 15.2% is used for alpine pasture.

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

[1] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules five Linden leaves of the same on a Saltire Argent.

[3] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (370 or 88.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (40 or 9.5%), and Spanish is the third (5 or 1.2%).

The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][10] The entire village of Diesse is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 132 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 40.5%.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 23, of which 19 were in agriculture and three were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector 25, or 47.2%, were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, two, or 3.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, one was in the information industry, one was a technical professional or scientist, 19, or 35.8%, were in education.

[17] From the 2000 census[update] 276, or 65.9%, belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church while 58, or 13.8%, 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.

Of the kindergarten students, 6.3% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens), and 3.1% had a different mother tongue than the classroom language.

Of the primary students, 1.9% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 7.4% had a different mother tongue than the classroom language.