Eschert (French pronunciation: [eʃɛʁ]) is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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

[3] The municipality is not on any of the major roads or railroads in the Grand Val and so remained isolated, rural and generally agrarian into the 20th century.

Today an increasing number of commuters live in Eschert and work in factories in the surrounding municipalities.

[5] Eschert is a star shaped village on the southern side of the Grand Val (valley of Moutier).

A portion of the village is along the Raus (Sous la Rive) on the border of Moutier.

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 seven Ears Gules in bend 2-3-2.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (298 or 83.7%) as their first language, German is the second most common (29 or 8.1%) and Italian is the third (10 or 2.8%).

In 2011, single family homes made up 61.5% of the total housing in the municipality.

In the tertiary sector; 13 or 68.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 15.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in education and 2 or 10.5% were in health care.

[21] In 2011 a total of 1.6% of the population received direct financial assistance from the government.

[22] From the 2000 census[update], 173 or 48.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 118 or 33.1% 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 50 students attending classes in Eschert.