Rüti bei Lyssach is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

After the 1798 French invasion, Lyssach and Rüti merged into a single municipality.

[3] Starting in the 1960s the population grew as amelioration opened up new farming land and a freight warehousing business provided new jobs.

[3] Rüti bei Lyssach is located at 532 meters (1,745 ft) above sea level, 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) as the crow flies west of the district capital Burgdorf.

[5] The small agricultural village is situated in a copse on the southern edge of the floodplain of the Emme on the base of the molasse of the Swiss plateau.

The dell is surrounded by several mountains Räbberg and Binzberg in the north, Büelhölzli in the west, and Schneiteberg in the south.

The highest point in Rüti bei Lyssach is located on the northern slope of Schneiteberg with 590 meters (1,940 ft) above sea level.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Sable and Argent a Palm Leaf Vert.

[9] Of the population in the municipality, 54 or about 34.6% were born in Rüti bei Lyssach and lived there in 2000.

The remaining 2 were in the tertiary sector of which 1 was in the trade, sale or the repair of motor vehicles.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 12 or 7.7% were Roman Catholic, while 136 or 87.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[16] As of 2000[update], there were 21 students from Rüti bei Lyssach who attended schools outside the municipality.

[15] Rüti bei Lyssach is situated just 500 meters away from the old road from Bern via Hindelbank to Burgdorf.

A bus line of the Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG connects Rüti bei Lyssach to Bolligen and Burgdorf.