Courtelary District

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]

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

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)
Corgémont153217.60
Cormoret52813.43
Cortébert73714.75
Courtelary116322.24
La Ferrière55014.23
La Heutte4818.00
Mont-Tramelan1334.64
Orvin120721.43
Péry136115.57
Plagne3917.55
Renan79012.62
Romont2137.07
Saint-Imier475620.86
Sonceboz-Sombeval168415.03
Sonvilier109023.78
Tramelan426324.88
Vauffelin4315.92
Villeret91416.22

47.1667°N 7.06667°E / 47.1667; 7.06667

References

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