Diesse (French pronunciation: [djɛs]) is a former municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the
Canton of Bern 
in
Switzerland 
, located in the French-speaking
Bernese Jura 
(
Jura Bernois).
The proposed merger of the municipalities of Diesse,
Lamboing 
, Nods, and
Prêles 
into the new municipality of Le
Plateau de Diesse 
was rejected by voters. However, on 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Diesse, Lamboing, and Prêles merged into the new municipality of Plateau de Diesse.
History
Diesse is first mentioned in 1178 as Diesse. In German it was known as Tess though this name is no longer commonly used.
The parish church of Diesse was first mentioned in 1185.