Moutier

Moutier
The Hôtel de ville (town hall) of Moutier
The Hôtel de ville (town hall) of Moutier
Flag of Moutier
Coat of arms of Moutier
Location of Moutier
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Moutier is located in Switzerland
Moutier
Moutier
Moutier is located in Canton of Jura
Moutier
Moutier
Coordinates: 47°16.780′N 07°22.222′E / 47.279667°N 7.370367°E / 47.279667; 7.370367
CountrySwitzerland
CantonJura
DistrictJura bernois
Government
 • ExecutiveConseil municipal
with 9 members
 • MayorMaire
Marcel Winistoerfer
(as of March 2021)
 • ParliamentConseil de Ville
with 41 members
Area
 • Total
19.53 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
7,378
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2740
SFOS number0700
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byPerrefitte, Champoz, Court, Eschert, Belprahon, Roches, Châtillon, Soulce
Websitewww.moutier.ch
SFSO statistics

Moutier (French pronunciation: [mutje]) is a municipality in Switzerland. Currently, the town belongs to the Jura bernois administrative district of the canton of Bern. On 28 March 2021, the population voted to secede from the canton of Bern and join the Canton of Jura; the decision however is not immediately operative and entails a lengthy process of transfer of competences between cantonal authorities.[3][4] It is currently the largest town in Jura bernois.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Liesse jurassienne à Moutier après le net oui dans les urnes". RTS (in French). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Moutier vote sur son appartenance cantonale". ArcInfo (in French). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.