Saules, Switzerland

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Coordinates: 47°15′N, 07°13′E

Saules
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Saules
Canton Berne
District Moutier
47°15′N, 07°13′E
Population 166  (December 2003)
  - Density 39 /km² (101 /sq.mi.)
Area 4.25 km² (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation 743 m (2,438 ft)
Postal code 2732
SFOS number 0707
Surrounded by Reconvilier, Saicourt, Sornetan, Souboz, Loveresse
Saules (Switzerland)
Saules
Saules

Saules is a municipality in the district of Moutier in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).

It has a population of 166 and is mostly protestant.

It was first mentioned in the Confirmation Act of Pope Eugene III in 1148. The Bellelay convent and the Bishop of Basel owned land in Saules.