Laupen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Laupen.
Laupen District
Amtsbezirk Laupen | |
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District | |
Country | |
Canton | |
Capital | Laupen |
Area | |
• Total | 88 km2 (34 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 14,482 |
• Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 11 |
From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Bern-Mittelland (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Ostermundigen.
Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.
The district has an area of 88 km2 and consisted of 11 municipalities:
Municipality | Population (Dec 2007)[1] | Area (km2)[1] |
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Clavaleyres | 50 | 1.0 |
Ferenbalm | 1,252 | 9.2 |
Frauenkappelen | 1,270 | 9.3 |
Golaten | 307 | 2.8 |
Gurbrü | 267 | 1.8 |
Kriechenwil | 398 | 4.8 |
Laupen | 2,777 | 4.1 |
Mühleberg | 2,664 | 26.3 |
Münchenwiler | 409 | 2.5 |
Neuenegg | 4,678 | 22.0 |
Wileroltigen | 410 | 4.1 |
The municipalities of Clavaleyres and Münchenwiler are enclaved within the canton of Fribourg.
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edit- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 07-Jul-2009
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