% ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁land ▁area ▁is ▁heavily ▁for ested ▁and ▁ 2 . 9 % ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁orch ards ▁or ▁small ▁clusters ▁of ▁trees . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁land , ▁ 2 1 . 8 % ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁growing ▁cro ps ▁and ▁ 9 . 7 % ▁is ▁past ures ▁and ▁ 6 . 3 % ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁al pine ▁past ures . ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁is ▁flow ing ▁water . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁un product ive ▁areas , ▁ 1 . 6 % ▁is ▁un product ive ▁veget ation ▁and ▁ 1 . 8 % ▁is ▁too ▁rock y ▁for ▁veget ation . ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁A ub onne ▁District ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁Bi ère ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁district ▁of ▁M org es . ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁J ura ▁Mountains ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁largely ▁agricult ural ▁valley . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁The ▁bla zon ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁Argent , ▁from ▁a ▁base ▁G ules ▁three ▁p ine ▁trees ▁Vert . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Bi ère ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁() ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁, ▁ 1 8 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁resident ▁foreign ▁national s . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0