▁in ▁and ▁around ▁M out ier ▁fell ▁under ▁the ▁Prince - B ishop ▁of ▁Bas el . ▁ ▁The ▁Bishop ▁appointed ▁a ▁prov ost ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁Ab bey ' s ▁est ates ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁built ▁the ▁Prov ost ' s ▁Castle . ▁ ▁The ▁prov ost ▁remained ▁in ▁M out ier ▁until ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁French ▁victory ▁and ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Cam po ▁Form io , ▁M out ier ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Dé part ement ▁of ▁Mont - T er rible . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Dé part ement ▁of ▁Haut - R hin . ▁ ▁After ▁Napoleon ' s ▁defeat ▁and ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna , ▁M out ier ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁C anton ▁of ▁Bern ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁the ▁C anton ▁of ▁Bern ▁acquired ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁governor . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁M out ier ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁transport ation ▁hub . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁a ▁railway ▁opened ▁between ▁Bas el ▁and ▁M out ier . ▁ ▁This ▁first ▁rail road ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁route ▁to ▁B iel ▁through ▁the ▁T