Vauffelin (French pronunciation: [voflɛ̃]) is a former municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
[3] Frinvillier was located at the intersection of two important Roman roads, one leading from Petinesca (now Studen) over the Pierre Pertuis pass to Augusta Raurica (near Augst) and the road from Eburodunum (now Yverdon) over the Plateau de Diesse to Salodurum (Solothurn).
During the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era it was part of the seigniory of Erguel under the Prince-Bishop of Basel.
After Napoleon's defeat and the Congress of Vienna, Vauffelin was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815.
Originally the pastor of Orvin supported the church in Vauffelin.
In 2010, Vauffelin, Péry-La Heutte and Orvin joined the parish of Rondchâtel.
In 1971, the villages of Vauffelin, Romont and Frinvillier formed a school district.
On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois.
[4] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (289 or 64.9%) as their first language, German is the second most common (110 or 24.7%) and Albanian is the third (33 or 7.4%).
The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][10] The entire Taubenlochschlucht (Taubenloch Canyon), which is shared between Biel/Bienne, Orvin, Péry and Vauffelin, is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
In the federal election, a total of 96 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 33.7%.
[4] There were 216 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.3% of the workforce.
In the tertiary sector; 3 or 6.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, and 40 or 85.1% were technical professionals or scientists.
[4] From the 2000 census[update], 81 or 18.2% were Roman Catholic, while 228 or 51.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.
This is followed by three years of obligatory lower secondary school, where students are separated according to ability and aptitude.
[15] During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 18 students attending classes in Vauffelin.