Wichtrach is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Wichtrach was created on 1 January 2004, by uniting the independent municipalities of Niederwichtrach and Oberwichtrach.

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

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.7%) as their first language, French is the second most common (0.5%) and Italian is the third (1.1%).

In the federal election, a total of 1,508 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.0%.

In the tertiary sector; 111 or 26.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 15 or 3.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 42 or 10.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 1.2% were in the information industry, 38 or 9.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 71 or 17.2% were in education and 31 or 7.5% were in health care.

[9] In 2000 about 78.2% of the population belonged to a Protestant church, 9.4% were Roman Catholic and 5.6% had no religious affiliation.

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.

[17] During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 588 students attending classes in Wichtrach.