Pontenet

Pontenet is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois). On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Bévilard, Malleray and Pontenet merged to form the new municipality of Valbirse.

Pontenet
Looking across the fields toward Pontenet village
Location of Pontenet
Pontenet
Pontenet
Coordinates: 47°15′N 7°15′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictJura bernois
Government
  MayorMaire
Area
  Total2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation
741 m (2,431 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2011)
  Total216
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2733
SFOS number0702
Surrounded byLoveresse, Souboz, Malleray
Websitewww.valbirse.ch
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