Saanen

Saanen
Coat of arms of Saanen
Location of Saanen
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Saanen is located in Switzerland
Saanen
Saanen
Saanen is located in Canton of Bern
Saanen
Saanen
Coordinates: 46°29′N 7°16′E / 46.483°N 7.267°E / 46.483; 7.267
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictObersimmental-Saanen
Area
 • Total120.06 km2 (46.36 sq mi)
Elevation
1,014 m (3,327 ft)
Highest elevation2,542 m (8,340 ft)
Lowest elevation985 m (3,232 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total6,817
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3792 Saanen
1657 Abländschen
3777 Saanenmöser
3778 Schönried
3780 Gstaad
3781 Turbach
3782 Lauenen b. Gstaad
3783 Grund b. Gstaad
3784 Feutersoey
3785 Gsteig b. Gstaad
SFOS number0843
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
LocalitiesGstaad, Abländschen, Bissen, Ebnit, Gruben, Grund, Kalberhöni, Saanen, Saanenmöser, Schönried, and Turbach
Surrounded byBoltigen, Château-d'Œx (VD), Gsteig bei Gstaad, Jaun (FR), Lauenen, Lenk im Simmental, Rougemont (VD), St. Stephan, Val-de-Charmey (FR), Zweisimmen
Twin townsDarmstadt (Germany), Cannes (France), Ordino/La Massana (Andorra)
Websitewww.saanen.ch
SFSO statistics

Saanen (French: Gessenay; Highest Alemannic: Saanä) is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district.

  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.