Laupen District Explained

Official Name:Laupen District
Native Name:Amtsbezirk Laupen
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:88
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:14482
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
Blank Info Sec1:11

Laupen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Laupen.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Bern-Mittelland (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Ostermundigen.

Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

The district has an area of 88 km2 and consisted of 11 municipalities:

MunicipalityPopulation (Dec 2007)[1] Area (km2)
50 1.0
1,252 9.2
1,270 9.3
307 2.8
267 1.8
398 4.8
2,777 4.1
2,664 26.3
409 2.5
4,678 22.0
410 4.1

The municipalities of Clavaleyres and Münchenwiler are enclaved within the canton of Fribourg.

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46.9°N 7.2333°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office