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Saanen District Amtsbezirk Saanen
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
Capital	Saanen
Area
• Total	241 km (93 sq mi)
Population
• Total	8,640
• Density	36/km (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	3

Saanen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Saanen. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district), whose administrative centre is still Saanen. Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne. The district has an area of 241 km and consists of 3 municipalities:

External links

• (in German)Official website of Saanen municipality

References

1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 13-Jul-2009

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