Courtelary District

Courtelary District District de Courtelary
District

Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
Capital	Courtelary
Area
• Total	266 km² (103 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	22,262
• Density	84/km² (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	18

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

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

Former districts of the canton of Bern

Aarberg Aarwangen Bern Biel/Bienne Büren Burgdorf Courtelary Erlach Fraubrunnen Frutigen Interlaken Konolfingen Laupen Moutier La Neuveville Nidau Niedersimmental Oberhasli Obersimmental Saanen Schwarzenburg Seftigen Signau Thun Trachselwald Wangen

Districts of Switzerland Municipalities of the canton of Bern

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

References

↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 4 April 2011

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