Signau District is a district in Switzerland in the canton of Bern with its seat Signau.
From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Emmental (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Langnau im Emmental.
Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.
It includes nine municipalities in an area of 320 km2: MunicipalityPopulation (Dec 2007)Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 15-Jul-2009Area (km2) Eggiwil 2,507 60.3 Langnau im Emmental 8,699 48.5 Lauperswil 2,666 21.1 Röthenbach im Emmental 1,288 36.8 Rüderswil 2,341 17.2 Schangnau 906 36.5 Signau 2719 22.1 Trub 1,465 62.0 Trubschachen 1,461 15.6
External links Regierungsstatthalteramt Signau
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