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| Population | 6,955 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 58 /km2 (150 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 119.74 km2 (46.23 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,014 m (3,327 ft) | |||||||||
| - Highest | 2542 m - Giferhorn | |||||||||
| - Lowest | 985 m - Saane at Rüttischlucht | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3792 Saanen 3780 Gstaad 3777 Saanenmöser 3778 Schönried |
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| SFOS number | 0843 | |||||||||
| Localities | Gstaad, Abländschen, Bissen, Ebnit, Gruben, Grund, Kalberhöni, Saanen, Saanenmöser, Schönried, and Turbach | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Boltigen, Charmey (Gruyère) (FR), Château-d'Œx (VD), Gsteig bei Gstaad, Jaun (FR), Lauenen, Lenk im Simmental, Rougemont (VD), St. Stephan, Zweisimmen | |||||||||
| Twin towns | Darmstadt (Germany), Cannes (France), Ordino/La Massana (Andorra) | |||||||||
| Website | www.saanen.ch SFSO statistics |
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Saanen
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Map of Saanen
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Saanen is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district.
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Saanen has an area of 119.7 km2 (46.2 sq mi). Of this area, 52.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The villages Gstaad, Abländschen, Bissen, Ebnit, Gruben, Grund, Kalberhöni, Saanen, Saanenmöser, Schönried, and Turbach are part of the municipality.
Saanen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 6,955.[1] As of 2007[update], 23.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (82.1%), with French being second most common (3.6%) and Portuguese being third (3.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (17.1%), the SPS (8%) and the local small left-wing parties (6.2%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.4%. In Saanen about 65.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Saanen has an unemployment rate of 1.95%. As of 2005[update], there were 520 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 215 businesses involved in this sector. 1162 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 114 businesses in this sector. 3118 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 391 businesses in this sector.[3]
John F. Kennedy International School is a private boarding school and summer camp located in Saanen. Originally, called Kinderheim Chalet Pfrundacker, the school later became known as John F. Kennedy International School.[4] Founded in 1949 by Fred Sicking and his wife,[4] the school is an accredited institution, with 75 boarding and day students, whose ages range from 5 to 14.[5] It is an English language school and offers daily ski instruction in the Swiss Alps. JFK School has a student-teacher ratio of 3 to 1.
Saanen is twinned with:
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