Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district)

Obersimmental-Saanen District Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
Capital	Saanen
Area
• Total	575 km^2 (222 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	16,784
• Density	29/km^2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	7

Obersimmental-Saanen District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.[1] It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 7 municipalities with an area of 574.88 km^2 (221.96 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2008^[update]) of 16,784.

Flag	Name	Population (31 December 2020)[2]	Area in km²
	Boltigen	1,249	77.01
	Gsteig bei Gstaad	981	62.37
	Lauenen	828	58.71
	Lenk	2,314	126.18
	Saanen	6,836	119.71
	St. Stephan	1,310	57.79
	Zweisimmen	3,032	73.11
	Total (7)	16,550	574.88

References

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
2. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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