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{{Short description|Swiss federal agency}}

{{Infobox Government agency
| agency_name     = Federal Office for Spatial Development
| native_name     = {{in lang|de}} Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung<br>{{in lang|fr}} Office fédéral du développement territorial<br>{{in lang|it}} Ufficio federale dello sviluppo territoriale
| logo            = Logo der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.svg
| logo_width      = 300px
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| image           = ARE Südosten.jpg
| image_size      = 300px
| image_caption   = Building at Worblentalstrasse 66
| formed          = {{Start date|2000|06|01|df=yes}}
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| jurisdiction    = [[Federal administration of Switzerland]]
| headquarters    = [[Ittigen]]
| employees       = 
| minister1_name  = [[Simonetta Sommaruga]]
| minister1_pfo   = [[Swiss Federal Council|Federal Councillor]]
| parent_agency   = [[Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications]]
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| website         = [https://www.are.admin.ch/en www.are.admin.ch]
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The '''Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE)''' ({{lang-de|Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung}}; {{lang-fr|Office fédéral du développement territorial}}; {{lang-it|Ufficio federale dello sviluppo territoriale}}) is a [[Federal administration of Switzerland|Swiss federal office]]. Its acronym, ARE, is used in all languages and derives from the office's German name.

Created on June 1, 2000,<ref>{{Cite web |last=ARE |first=Federal Office for Spatial Development |title=Duties of the ARE |url=https://www.are.admin.ch/are/en/home/bundesamt-fuer-raumentwicklung-are/aufgaben-des-bundesamts-fuer-raumentwicklung.html |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.are.admin.ch |language=en}}</ref> the office is responsible for [[Spatial planning in Switzerland|spatial planning]], transport coordination and [[sustainable development]]. It also manages issues relating to the [[Alpine Convention]]. It reports to the [[Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications|Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications]], and is based in [[Ittigen]].

== History ==
In 1972, the [[Federal Council (Switzerland)|Federal Council]] created the post of ''Delegate for Spatial Planning''. In 1980, the Federal Office for Land Use Planning ({{lang-de|Bundesamt für Raumplanung}}; {{lang-fr|Office fédéral de l'aménagement du territoire}}) was created. 

The Federal Office for Spatial Development came into being on June 1, 2000, bringing together under one roof the tasks of the Federal Office for Land Use Planning, and the services for Transport Planning, Sustainable Development and the [[Alpine Convention]].

== Directors ==
*2000-2008: Pierre-Alain Rumley<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le directeur de l'ARE, Pierre-Alain Rumley se retire |url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil/documentation/communiques.msg-id-20999.html |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.admin.ch}}</ref>
*Since 2009: Maria Lezzi<ref>{{Cite web |last=ARE |first=Office fédéral du développement territorial |title=Organisation |url=https://www.are.admin.ch/are/fr/home/bundesamt-fuer-raumentwicklung-are/organisation.html |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.are.admin.ch |language=fr}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Spatial planning in Switzerland]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.are.admin.ch/en Official website]

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