Champagne (Biel / Bienne)

Champagne district of Biel / Bienne
Coordinates	586 413  /  221 685 coordinates: 47 ° 8 '46 "  N , 7 ° 15' 34"  O ; CH1903:  five hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred thirteen  /  two hundred and twenty-one thousand six hundred eighty-five.
surface	0.76 km²
Residents	4512 (Dec. 31, 2015)
Population density	5937 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	2502
Source: Federal Statistical Office

Champagne is a district of the city of Biel / Bienne .

geography

The Champagne is located in the middle of the urban settlement area in the plain created by the river Schüss and is therefore largely flat. The district is bordered by the Schüss in the southeast and by the Biel-Schüss in the southwest. In the northwest, the quarter ends at the beginning of the rising Jura slope , mostly along Reuchenettestrasse, and in the northeast along the green path.

The quarter borders in the north, starting clockwise, with the Rebbergquartier , Bözingen , Mett , Madretsch Nord and Neustadt Süd .

economy

The production plant and the headquarters of the Omega watch brand and the Mido watch company are located in this quarter .

Infrastructure

Since 1913, the Gurzelen football stadium , where FC Biel-Bienne plays, has been largely unchanged in the Champagne district, with a seating capacity of 15,000 .