Courtelary County

Courtelary County
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Main town :	Courtelary
Area :	266.08 km²
Residents:	23,068 (December 31, 2013)
Population density :	87 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Courtelary (French District de Courtelary ) was until December 31, 2009 an administrative unit of the canton of Bern . The former administrative district with the main town Courtelary is mostly French-speaking and comprised 18 municipalities on 266.08 km²:

Communities

Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2013)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
Corgémont	1621	17.66	92
Cormoret	481	13.48	36
Cortébert	714	14.76	48
Courtelary	1290	22.21	58
La Ferrière	553	14.16	39
La today	485	8.21	59
Mont-Tramelan	113	4.64	24
Orvin	1201	21.59	56
Péry	1359	15.57	87
Plagne	361	7.55	48
Renan (BE)	854	12.63	68
Romont (BE)	195	7.02	28
Saint-Imier	4949	20.87	237
Sonceboz-Sombeval	1849	14.96	124
Sonvilier	1246	23.78	52
Tramelan	4419	24.83	178
Vauffelin	455	5.92	77
Villeret	923	16.24	57
Total (18)	23,068	266.08	87

Changes in the community

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  Municipalities until 1951

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  Municipalities until 2009

• 1952: Fusion of Tramelan lingerie and Tramelan lingerie → Tramelan
• 2010: District change of all 18 municipalities from the Courtelary district → Bernese Jura administrative district

Web links

• Anne Beuchat-Bessire: Courtelary (district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Statistical Office