Saanen District


Saanen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Saanen. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district), whose administrative centre is still Saanen. Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution of the Canton of Berne. The district has an area of 241 km2 and consists of 3 municipalities:
MunicipalityPopulation Area
Gsteig bei Gstaad96462.4
Lauenen80258.7
Saanen6,874119.8