Albligen (former French name:
Albenon) is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the
Canton of Bern 
in
Switzerland 
. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of
Wahlern 
and Albligen merged into the new municipality of
Schwarzenburg 
.
History
Albligen is first mentioned in 1346 as Alblingen.
Geography
Albligen has an area, as of 2009, of 4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi). Of this area, 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) or 56.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi) or 34.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 1.4% is either rivers or lakes.