Mötschwil is a former municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

[4] The oldest trace of a settlement in the area is a La Tène cemetery.

[4] Starting in 1804, Mötschwil Lyssach and Rohrmoos (part of the Oberburg municipality) formed a school district.

Despite being located close to the railroad stations of Hindelbank and Lyssach the municipality remained largely rural and agricultural.

Of the rest of the land, 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads).

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

[7] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Sickle Argent handled Or within a corn wreath of the same with five Cornflowers Azure.

[12] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][13] The entire hamlet of Mötschwil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 129 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 53.3%.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 5 or 4.5% were Roman Catholic, while 84 or 75.0% 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.