Saanen District

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Saanen District
Amtsbezirk Saanen
District
Karte Bezirk Saanen 2007.png
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Bern.svg  Bern
Capital Saanen
Area
  Total241 km2 (93 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total8,640
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities3

Saanen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Saanen. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district), whose administrative centre is still Saanen. 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 241 km2 and consists of 3 municipalities:

MunicipalityPopulation (Dec 2007) [1] Area (km2)
Gsteig bei Gstaad 96462.4
Lauenen 80258.7
Saanen 6,874119.8

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References

  1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 13-Jul-2009

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