Moutier District Explained

Official Name:Moutier District
Native Name:District de Moutier
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:216
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:22954
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
Blank Info Sec1:26

Moutier District is one of the three French-speaking districts of the Bernese Jura in the canton of Bern with the seat being Moutier, the other two being Courtelary and La Neuveville. It had a population of about 23,098 in 2004.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Bernese Jura, whose administrative centre is Courtelary.[1] Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

MunicipalityPopulation (Dec 2007)[2] Area (km²)
316 3.79
1700 5.63
153 7.11
123 4.09
237 6.78
1381 24.60
551 9.35
82 8.42
363 6.56
340 8.21
324 4.64
1914 10.35
37 3.39
7462 19.53
489 8.67
198 2.74
51 3.52
2227 8.23
227 8.97
577 13.75
155 4.25
49 5.61
72 8.4
130 5.62
271 7.02
129 10.63
3478 14.65

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
  2. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office