Saint-Imier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿imje]) is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the
Canton of Bern 
in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking
Bernese Jura 
(
Jura Bernois).
The Observatoire Astronomique de Mont-Soleil is located above the village.
History
Saint-Imier is first mentioned in 884 as cella de sancti Himerii. The municipality was formerly known by its German name St. Immer, however, that name is no longer used.