Büren District
title: "Büren District" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["former-districts-of-the-canton-of-bern"] topic_path: "general/former-districts-of-the-canton-of-bern" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Büren_District" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Büren District |
| native_name | Amtsbezirk Büren |
| settlement_type | District |
| image_flag | CHE Büren an der Aare Flag.svg |
| image_shield | CHE Büren an der Aare COA.svg |
| image_map | Karte Bezirk Büren 2007.png |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type2 | Canton |
| subdivision_name2 | Bern |
| subdivision_type3 | Capital |
| subdivision_name3 | Büren an der Aare |
| area_total_km2 | 88 |
| population_as_of | 2007 |
| population_total | 22226 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| blank_name_sec1 | Municipalities |
| blank_info_sec1 | 14 |
| :: |
| official_name = Büren District | native_name = Amtsbezirk Büren | settlement_type = District | image_flag = CHE Büren an der Aare Flag.svg | image_shield = CHE Büren an der Aare COA.svg | image_map = Karte Bezirk Büren 2007.png | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = Bern | subdivision_type3 = Capital | subdivision_name3 = Büren an der Aare | area_total_km2 = 88 | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2007 | population_total = 22226 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | blank_name_sec1 = Municipalities | blank_info_sec1 = 14 Büren District is a constitutional district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with its capital at Büren an der Aare. It contains 14 municipalities in an area of 88 km²:
From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Seeland (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Aarberg. Since 2010, it remains a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.
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| Municipality | Population (01.01.2004) | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Arch | 1553 | 6.4 |
| Büetigen | 779 | 3.6 |
| Büren an der Aare | 3143 | 12.7 |
| Busswil bei Büren | 1930 | 3.1 |
| Diessbach bei Büren | 839 | 6.3 |
| Dotzigen | 1340 | 4.3 |
| Lengnau | 4437 | 7.3 |
| Leuzigen | 1151 | 10.3 |
| Meienried | 59 | 0.7 |
| Meinisberg | 1177 | 4.4 |
| Oberwil bei Büren | 763 | 6.7 |
| Pieterlen | 3270 | 8.3 |
| Rüti bei Büren | 864 | 6.5 |
| Wengi | 577 | 7.1 |
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