Espace Mittelland

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Espace Mittelland
Map of Espace Mittelland
Cantons : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern

Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg

Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn

Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel

Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law

Official languages : German , French
Surface: 10,062  km²
Residents: 1,875,729 (September 30, 2018)
Population density : 186 inhabitants per km²
Landscape in the Central Plateau

The Espace Mittelland is a large region in Switzerland . According to the division of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), it includes the cantons of Bern , Friborg , Solothurn , Neuchâtel and Jura , i.e. only part of the geographical central plateau and areas that are not geographically part of the central plateau, such as the Bernese Oberland and the entire canton of Jura .

The organization of the same name was dissolved at the end of 2009. The association consisted of the cantons of Bern, Friborg, Solothurn, Neuchâtel, Jura, Vaud and Valais . According to its own statements, the organization did not achieve the goals it had set itself. In addition, the financing could not be more broadly based.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Permanent resident population by nationality category, age and canton, 3rd quarter of 2018. In: bfs.admin.ch. Federal Statistical Office FSO, accessed on January 28, 2019 .
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (1999): The seven major regions of Switzerland: Switzerland in the European regional system , press release
  3. Der Bund (2009): Espace Mittelland Association dissolves , newspaper article

Web links

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