Sorvilier

Also known as Sorvilier BE

Sorvilier (Frainc-Comtou: Sorvelie) 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).

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Sorvilier
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: SorvilierBirse2014.JPG
Swiss town.image_caption: The river Birs and the railroad station in Sorvilier
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Sorvilier COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Sorvilier Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Jura bernois
Swiss town.postal_code: 2736
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0711
Swiss town.area: 7.02
Swiss town.elevation: 681
Swiss town.population: 266
Swiss town.populationof: Dec 2011
Swiss town.popofyear: 2011
Swiss town.website: www.sorvilier.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title: Maire

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sorvilier
Population: 280
Area: 6.9
Elevation: 680
Official website: www.sorvilier.ch
Image: SorvilierBirse2014.JPG
Dialing code: 032
Licence plate code: BE

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Commons category: Sorvilier
postal code: 2736
P8168: Blair Atholl
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/711

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Transportation
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==History== thumb|Aerial view (1955) Sorvilier is first mentioned in 1148 as Sorurvilier, though this comes from a 12th-century forgery. In 1179 it was mentioned as Sororviler. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Surbelen, however, that name is no longer used.