Saint-Bernard (; ; gsw-FR, Sànkt Bernhàrd) is a

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in the

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department in

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in north-eastern

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. The commune was created on 1 August 1972 through the merger of the municipalities of Brinighoffen (German: Brünighofen) and Enschingen. The

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runs through the village, to the south of the centre, as do the rivers Largue and Allmendgraben.

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