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Courtelary District

Coordinates: 47°10′00″N 7°04′00″E / 47.1667°N 7.06667°E / 47.1667; 7.06667
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Courtelary District
District de Courtelary
District
Location of Courtelary District
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalCourtelary
Area
 • Total266 km2 (103 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total22,262
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities18

Courtelary District is located in Switzerland and is one of the three French-speaking districts of the Bernese Jura, along with La Neuveville and Moutier. The district is located in the canton of Bern with the seat being Courtelary. It had a population of about 22,224 in 2004. The three districts lost their administrative power and were merged on 1 January 2010 to form the new district of Jura Bernois with the capital at Courtelary.[1]

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

Municipality Population (2004) Area (km²)
Corgémont 1532 17.60
Cormoret 528 13.43
Cortébert 737 14.75
Courtelary 1163 22.24
La Ferrière 550 14.23
La Heutte 481 8.00
Mont-Tramelan 133 4.64
Orvin 1207 21.43
Péry 1361 15.57
Plagne 391 7.55
Renan 790 12.62
Romont 213 7.07
Saint-Imier 4756 20.86
Sonceboz-Sombeval 1684 15.03
Sonvilier 1090 23.78
Tramelan 4263 24.88
Vauffelin 431 5.92
Villeret 914 16.22

47°10′00″N 7°04′00″E / 47.1667°N 7.06667°E / 47.1667; 7.06667

References

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  1. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 4 April 2011