Moutier

municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland

Moutier is a town of the administrative district of Jura bernois in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. There were two votes, whether they wanted to be with Bern or Jura. In the last one, a majority voted for Jura. From 2026, the town will become part of Jura.

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Coat of arms of Moutier
Location of Moutier
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Moutier is located in Switzerland
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Moutier is located in Canton of Bern
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Coordinates: 47°16.780′N 07°22.222′E / 47.279667°N 7.370367°E / 47.279667; 7.370367
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictJura bernois
Government
 • ExecutiveConseil municipal
with 9 members
 • MayorMaire
Maxime Zuber
(as of March 2014)
 • ParliamentConseil de Ville
with 41 members
Area
 • Total19.53 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total7,378
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2740
SFOS number0700
Surrounded byBelprahon, Champoz, Châtillon (JU), Court, Eschert, Perrefitte, Roches, Soulce (JU)
Websitewww.moutier.ch
SFSO statistics
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Hôtel de Ville

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

Other websites

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