Moutier
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| Canton | Bern |
| District | Moutier |
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| Population | 7793 (December 2003) |
| Area | 19.53 km² |
| Elevation | 535 m |
| Postal code | 2740 |
| SFOS number | 0700 |
| Website | www.moutier.ch |
| Surrounded by | Perrefitte, Champoz, Court, Eschert, Belprahon, Roches, Châtillon, Soulce |
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Moutier is a municipality in the district of Moutier in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).
Its population is approximately 8000. The German name for the town is Münster, but it is not frequently used.
The area around Moutier is called the Prévôté. It is a valley crossed by a river called the Birse.
The area has a lot of factories that produce high-precision machine tools.
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Canton of Berne | Districts of Canton Bern | Municipalities of the canton of Berne
