Courtelary District

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Courtelary District
District de Courtelary
District
Karte Bezirk Courtelary 2007.png
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Bern.svg  Bern
Capital Courtelary
Area
  Total266 km2 (103 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total22,262
  Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+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.

MunicipalityPopulation (2004)Area (km²)
Corgémont 153217.60
Cormoret 52813.43
Cortébert 73714.75
Courtelary 116322.24
La Ferrière 55014.23
La Heutte 4818.00
Mont-Tramelan 1334.64
Orvin 120721.43
Péry 136115.57
Plagne 3917.55
Renan 79012.62
Romont 2137.07
Saint-Imier 475620.86
Sonceboz-Sombeval 168415.03
Sonvilier 109023.78
Tramelan 426324.88
Vauffelin 4315.92
Villeret 91416.22

47°10′00″N7°04′00″E / 47.1667°N 7.06667°E / 47.1667; 7.06667

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