Moutier District
title: "Moutier 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/Moutier_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 | Moutier District |
| native_name | District de Moutier |
| settlement_type | District |
| image_flag | CHE Moutier (ancien district) Flag.svg |
| image_shield | CHE Moutier (ancien district) COA.svg |
| image_map | Karte Bezirk Moutier 2007.png |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type2 | Canton |
| subdivision_name2 | Bern |
| subdivision_type3 | Capital |
| subdivision_name3 | Moutier |
| area_total_km2 | 216 |
| population_as_of | 2007 |
| population_total | 22954 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| blank_name_sec1 | Municipalities |
| blank_info_sec1 | 26 |
| :: |
| official_name = Moutier District | native_name = District de Moutier | settlement_type = District | image_flag = CHE Moutier (ancien district) Flag.svg | image_shield = CHE Moutier (ancien district) COA.svg | image_map = Karte Bezirk Moutier 2007.png | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = Bern | subdivision_type3 = Capital | subdivision_name3 = Moutier | area_total_km2 = 216 | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2007 | population_total = 22954 | 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 = 26 Moutier District was one of the three French-speaking districts of the Bernese Jura in the canton of Bern with the seat being Moutier, the other two being Courtelary and La Neuveville. It had a population of about 23,098 in 2004. On 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Bernese Jura, whose administrative centre is Courtelary. Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.
On 1 January 2026, the town of Moutier joined the canton of Jura. A Moutier District was created, with Moutier being the only municipality of the district. This measure is meant to be temporary, with long-term options still being debated.
Municipalities in the former Bernese district of Moutier
::data[format=table] | Municipality | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904041839/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html |date=2011-09-04 }} accessed 07-Jul-2009 | Area (km²) | |---|---|---| | Belprahon | 316 | 3.79 | | Bévilard | 1700 | 5.63 | | Champoz | 153 | 7.11 | | Châtelat | 123 | 4.09 | | Corcelles BE | 237 | 6.78 | | Court BE | 1381 | 24.60 | | Crémines | 551 | 9.35 | | Elay (Seehof) | 82 | 8.42 | | Eschert | 363 | 6.56 | | Grandval | 340 | 8.21 | | Loveresse | 324 | 4.64 | | Malleray | 1914 | 10.35 | | Monible | 37 | 3.39 | | Moutier | 7462 | 19.53 | | Perrefitte | 489 | 8.67 | | Pontenet | 198 | 2.74 | | Rebévelier | 51 | 3.52 | | Reconvilier | 2227 | 8.23 | | Roches | 227 | 8.97 | | Saicourt | 577 | 13.75 | | Saules BE | 155 | 4.25 | | Schelten (La Scheulte) | 49 | 5.61 | | Seehof | 72 | 8.4 | | Sornetan | 130 | 5.62 | | Sorvilier | 271 | 7.02 | | Souboz | 129 | 10.63 | | Tavannes | 3478 | 14.65 | ::
References
References
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{in lang. de accessed 4 April 2011
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive. link. (2011-09-04 accessed 07-Jul-2009)
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