Valbirse

Valbirse
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Bernese Jura
BFS no. :	0717
Postal code :	2733 Pontenet 2735 Bévilard 2735 Malleray
Coordinates :	587 296  /  232010 coordinates: 47 ° 14 '20 "  N , 7 ° 16' 15"  O ; CH1903:  587 296  /  232010
Height :	699  m above sea level M.
Height range :	683–1336 m above sea level M.
Area :	18.68  km²
Residents:	3975 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	213 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Paolo Annoni ( FDP )
Website:	www.valbirse.ch
Malleray
Location of the municipality

Valbirse is a merged municipality in the canton of Bern , Switzerland , which was created on January 1, 2015 . The new political municipality in the Bernese Jura is made up of the former municipalities of Bévilard ( FSO number 682), Malleray ( FSO number 697), and Pontenet (FSO number 702).

history

The municipality of Valbirse was created on January 1, 2015 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities of Bévilard , Malleray , and Pontenet . The Valbirse merger project originally also included the municipalities of Champoz , Court and Sorvilier , but they withdrew from it at different times.

population

With 3975 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) Valbirse is the fourth largest municipality in the Bernese Jura after Moutier , Saint-Imier and Tramelan .

politics

The legislature of the municipality of Valbirse is formed by a municipal parliament ( conseil général ) with 30 members. After La Neuveville, Valbirse is the second smallest municipality in the canton in which this task is not performed by the municipal assembly.

The executive is made up of the seven-person municipal council , which also includes the municipality president. The mayor is Paolo Annoni ( FDP , as of 2018).

The voting shares of the parties at the 2015 National Council election were: SVP 38.8%, SP 26.7%, FDP 9.4%, EDU 6.2%, EVP 4.3%, BDP 3.7%, GPS 3.1 %, CVP 2.8%, glp 2.3%, PdA 1.6%.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Valbirse

Web links

Commons : Valbirse  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Valbirse (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent resident population from STAT-TAB of the BfS , municipalities see also regional portraits 2020 on bfs.admin.ch, accessed on May 29, 2020
2. ^ Results of the municipality of Valbirse. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 18, 2015, accessed on April 17, 2016 .