Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district

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Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district
Basic data
Country: SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern (BE)
Main town : Saanen
FSO number : 0248
Area : 574.88  km²
Height range : 794–3247 m above sea level M.
Residents: 16,588 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 29 inhabitants per km²
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Map of Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district

The Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern was founded on January 1, 2010. It belongs to the administrative region Oberland and comprises seven municipalities on 574.88 km² with a total of 16,588 inhabitants:
As of December 31, 2018

Communities

coat of arms Name of the parish Population
(December 31, 2018)
Area in km² Inhabitants
per km²
Boltigen Boltigen 1263 77.07 16
Gsteig near Gstaad Gsteig near Gstaad 978 62.40 16
Lauenen Lauenen 827 58.49 14th
Lenk Lenk 2345 122.96 19th
Saanen Saanen 6818 120.06 57
St. Stephan St. Stephan 1339 60.89 22nd
Zweisimmen Zweisimmen 3018 73.00 41
Total (7) 16,588 574.88 29

The district consists of all the communities in the former districts of Obersimmental and Saanen .

Web links

Commons : Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.