Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district)

Obersimmental-Saanen District
Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Bern
Capital Saanen
Area
  Total 575 km2 (222 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 16,784
  Density 29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 7

Obersimmental-Saanen District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.[1] It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 7 municipalities with an area of 574.88 km2 (221.96 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2008) of 16,784.

Flag Name Population
(31 December 2013)[2]
Area in km²
Boltigen 1,313 77.01
Gsteig bei Gstaad 987 62.37
Lauenen 816 58.71
Lenk 2,454 126.18
Saanen 6,858 119.71
St. Stephan 1,339 57.79
Zweisimmen 2,987 73.11
Total (7) 16,754 574.88

References

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 18 August 2014

Coordinates: 46°29′N 7°16′E / 46.483°N 7.267°E