Lyssach ([ˈliːsax]) is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

[3] The oldest trace of a settlement is Hallstatt grave mounds in the Birchiwald.

During the 18th century, the chaussee or highway from Bern to Zurich passed through the village.

The population and economy expanded rapidly after 1965 when the A1 motorway was built near the village.

New housing developments, schools, sewers and a commercial zone were all built to handle the growing population.

Of the rest of the land, 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 14.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes.

It consists of the village of Lyssach, the neighborhood of Schachen on the banks of the Emme, scattered farm houses and a large commercial development.

On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Emmental.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Sable two Fleurs-de-Lis Argent.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,308 or 94.0%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (13 or 0.9%) and Turkish is the third (9 or 0.6%).

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The entire village of Lyssach is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the tertiary sector; 795 or 87.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 24 or 2.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 11 or 1.2% were in education and 2 or 0.2% were in health care.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 141 or 10.1% were Roman Catholic, while 1,049 or 75.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

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.

[18] During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 116 students attending classes in Lyssach.

The library has (as of 2008[update]) 6,475 books or other media, and loaned out items in the same year.