Valbirse | |
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Coordinates: 47°14′N 7°16′E / 47.233°N 7.267°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Bern |
District | Jura bernois |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maire Jacques-Henri Jufer (as of 2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 18.68 km2 (7.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 3,973 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 2733/2735 |
SFOS number | 0717 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
Surrounded by | Reconvilier, Loveresse, Champoz, Péry-La Heutte |
Twin towns | Tar (Hungary) |
Website | https://www.valbirse.ch SFSO statistics |
Valbirse is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).
On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Bévilard, Malleray and Pontenet merged to form the new municipality of Valbirse.[3]