Biel/Bienne (administrative district)
The Administrative District Biel / Bienne in the canton of Bern was founded on 1 January 2010. It belongs to the administrative region of Zealand and includes 19 municipalities in an area of 97.63 km ² with a total of 95'718 inhabitants (As of December 31, 2012)
Although the smallest in terms of area, is the administrative district of Biel / Bienne, as measured by the number of inhabitants, the fourth-largest administrative district in the canton.
As the sole administrative district consists of bilingualism in dealing with citizens. Therefore, the official business in German and / or French are out.
The main town is Biel / Bienne, although the headquarters of the decentralized administration of the Canton of Bern in Nidau Castle, seat of the former administrative district Nidau located.
Acting Government governor since the creation of the administrative district Biel / Bienne
- 2010-2013 Werner Könitzer, SP
- Elected as successor Philippe Chételat, SP
The communities are from the previous office districts
- Biel (2: Biel / Bienne, Evilard )
- Buren (3: Lengnau, Meinisberg, Pieterlen ) and
- Nidau (14)
Municipal area change
- Resolution of the communities Tüscherz -Alfermée and Twann - merger to the new community Twann - Tüscherz (1 January 2010 )
Pictures of Biel/Bienne (administrative district)
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