8 9 ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : A ust rian ▁male ▁lug ers ▁Category : A ust rian ▁male ▁ske leton ▁rac ers <0x0A> </s> ▁M out ier ▁is ▁a ▁municipality ▁in ▁the ▁J ura ▁b ern ois ▁administrative ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁Bern ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁French - spe aking ▁Bern ese ▁J ura ▁( J ura ▁Bern ois ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁M out ier ▁is ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 1 5 4 ▁as ▁dat um ▁Mon aster ii . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 1 8 1 ▁it ▁was ▁mentioned ▁as ▁ap ud ▁Mon aster ium . ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁Mün ster ▁( BE ), ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁frequently ▁used . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁light ly ▁settled ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁M out ier - Gr and val ▁Ab bey ▁around ▁ 6 4 0 . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁closely ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁Ab bey . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 0 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 1 5 0 ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁st ift ▁or ▁land ▁don ation ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁college ▁of ▁can ons . ▁ ▁The ▁st ift ▁allowed ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁to ▁grow ▁into ▁a ▁major ▁land holder ▁and ▁a ▁regional ▁power . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁church ▁of ▁Saint - Pierre , ▁which ▁eventually ▁became ▁a ▁parish ▁church , ▁was ▁probably