Tüscherz-Alfermée

Tüscherz-Alfermée, Daucher-Alfermée in French, was a municipality in the district of Nidau in the Swiss canton of Bern.

Originally it was part of the parish of Sutz which was located on the opposite side of the lake.

The priest at Sutz allowed the Mass to be read in the chapel above Tüscherz.

[2] Viticulture and fishing dominated the villages, because there was little land for growing grain.

Many of the vineyards were owned by monasteries, hospitals and lower nobility or burghers of Bern, Biel/Bienne and Nidau.

Of the rest of the land, 7.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (87.3%), with French being second most common (9.5%) and Portuguese being third (1.4%).