At that time Muri belonged to the dominion of Geristein, which in 1298 was conquered by the city of Bern.

The holdings consisted of the four so-called parishes Bolligen, Muri, Stettlen, and Vechigen.

In the course of the centuries, the residents of the municipality lived in relative stability, in which the major changes in European and Swiss history seemed to pass them by.

Major structural and commercial changes began to take place at the beginning of the 20th century.

The municipality is located on a terrace above the right bank of the Aare river and is part of the agglomeration of Bern.

On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.

[7] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is per pale Sable and Argent, a Fess embattled counterchanged.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (11,180 or 88.9%) as their first language, French is the second most common (383 or 3.0%) and English is the third (186 or 1.5%).

[9] Of the population in the municipality, 2,290 or about 18.2% were born in Muri bei Bern and lived there in 2000.

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The Hofgut and Gümligen Castle are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[14] From the 2000 census[update], 2,065 or 16.4% were Roman Catholic, while 7,826 or 62.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 20.7% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 5,799 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 60.9%.

In the tertiary sector; 767 or 15.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 155 or 3.2% were in the movement and storage of goods, 131 or 2.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 501 or 10.3% were in the information industry, 766 or 15.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 808 or 16.6% were technical professionals or scientists, 247 or 5.1% were in education and 783 or 16.1% were in health care.

The community also has 4 Kitas (Kindertagesstätte), or preschool daycare centres, where children can be taken care of even before they are of age for regular kindergarten.

There is also a new Cinedome open in Muri with an amazing IMAX theatre In Muri bei Bern about 5,128 or (40.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 3,100 or (24.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

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 2009–10 school year, there were a total of 1,218 students attending classes in Muri bei Bern.