Saint-Imier
municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
Saint-Imier is a municipality of the administrative district of Jura bernois in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 47°9′N 7°0′E / 47.150°N 7.000°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Jura bernois |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Conseil municipal with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Maire Stéphane Boillat |
| • Parliament | Conseil de Ville with 31 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,131 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2610 |
| SFOS number | 0443 |
| Surrounded by | Sonvilier, Villeret, Muriaux (JU), Le Noirmont (JU), Les Bois (JU), Le Pâquier (NE), Villiers (NE) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Saint-Imier is the hometown of the Longines watchmaking company. The Breitling watchmaking company was founded in Saint-Imier, but moved to Grenchen, Canton of Solothurn.
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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Other websites change
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