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Encyclopedia > Moutier
Moutier
Canton Bern
District Moutier
Coordinates  47°17′ N 07°22′ E
Population 7793   (December 2003)
Area 19.53 km²
Elevation 535 m
Postal code 2740
Mayor
Website www.moutier.ch

Moutier is a town in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in an area called Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois in French), which sits between the Canton of Jura and the German-speaking part of the Canton of Bern. The people of Moutier speak French, although the Canton of Bern is mostly German-speaking. Moutier's population is estimated to 8'000. The German name for the town is Münster, but it is not frequently used. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... The Swiss canton of Bern is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000 (8,2% French-speaking and 84% German-speaking). ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... The district de Moutier is one of the 3 French-speaking districts of the Bernese Jura in the canton of Bern with the seat being Moutier. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August _ September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for December, 2003. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter, is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... The Swiss canton of Bern is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000 (8,2% French-speaking and 84% German-speaking). ... Bernese Jura (Jura bernois in French) is the name for the French-speaking area of the Swiss canton of Bern and it consists of the 3 French-speaking districts of the canton of Bern. ... The Canton of Jura is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the northwestern part of Switzerland. ... The Swiss canton of Bern is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000 (8,2% French-speaking and 84% German-speaking). ...


Moutier's area is called The Prévôté. It is a valley crossed by a river, called The Birse. Mountains are all around Moutier, and they are dug by water.


The mechanical industry has a large part in the life of Moutier. The area has a lot of factories. They develop and produce high precision machine tools, automation and machining. Moutier is recognized as being a world leader in precision making. A machine tool is a powered mechanical device, typically used to fabricate metal components of machines by the selective removal of metal. ... Automation (ancient Greek: = self dictated) or industrial automation is the use of computers to control industrial machinery and processes, replacing human operators. ... A lathe is a common tool used in machining. ...


External links

  • Moutier Official Website
Municipalities in the district of Moutier
Municipalities in the district of Moutier



Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1181x676, 173 KB) Municipalities in the district of Moutier Map drawn by Tschubby File links The following pages link to this file: Moutier (district) Belprahon Bévilard Champoz Châtelat Corcelles BE Court BE Crémines Seehof BE Eschert Grandval BE... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1181x676, 173 KB) Municipalities in the district of Moutier Map drawn by Tschubby File links The following pages link to this file: Moutier (district) Belprahon Bévilard Champoz Châtelat Corcelles BE Court BE Crémines Seehof BE Eschert Grandval BE...

Flag of Canton Bern Municipalities of Moutier administrative district

Belprahon | Bévilard | Champoz | Châtelat | Corcelles | Court | Crémines | Eschert | Grandval | Loveresse | Malleray | Monible | Moutier | Perrefitte | Pontenet | Rebévelier | Reconvilier | Roches | Saicourt | Saules | Schelten | Seehof | Sornetan | Sorvilier | Souboz | Tavannes Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The district de Moutier is one of the 3 French-speaking districts of the Bernese Jura in the canton of Bern with the seat being Moutier. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Belprahon is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Bévilard is a town of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Champoz is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Châtelat is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Corcelles is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Court is a town of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Crémines is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Eschert is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Grandval is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Loveresse is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Malleray is a town of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Monible is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Perrefitte is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Pontenet is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Rebévilier is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Reconvilier is a town of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Roches is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Saicourt is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Saules is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Schelten (La Scheulte in French) is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Elay (Seehof in German) is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Sornetan is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Sorvilier is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Souboz is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Municipalities in the district of Moutier Tavannes is a town of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ...

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