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Chevenez
Chevenez is a village and former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009 it is a part of the new municipality Haute-Ajoie Haute-Ajoie () is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It was founded on January 1, 2009 by the former municipalities of Chevenez, Damvant, Réclère and Roche-d'Or.Former municipalities of the canton of Jura {{JuraCH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute-Ajoie
Haute-Ajoie () is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It was founded on January 1, 2009 by the former municipalities of Chevenez, Damvant, Réclère and Roche-d'Or.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Rocourt merged into the municipality of Haute-Ajoie. Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porrentruy (district)
Porrentruy District (, ) is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Porrentruy. The French-speaking district has a population of (as of ). Municipalities Porrentruy is divided into a total of 20 municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Gules a Fess Argent, overall a Cockatrice Or volant holding in legs and beak a Crosier of the same.'' Demographics Porrentruy has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (22,008 or 91.8%) as their first language, German is the second most common (1,001 or 4.2%) and Italian is the third (306 or 1.3%). There are 8 people who speak Romansh. , the population was 48.8% male and 51.2% female. The population was made up of 10,585 Swiss men (43.7% of the population) and 1,243 (5.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 11,322 Swiss women (46.7%) and 1,083 (4.5%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the district, 9,552 or about 39.8% were born in Porre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roche-d'Or
Roche-d'Or is a village and former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. Since 1. January 2009 it is a part of the new municipality Haute-Ajoie Haute-Ajoie () is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It was founded on January 1, 2009 by the former municipalities of Chevenez, Damvant, Réclère and Roche-d'Or.Former municipalities of the canton of Jura {{JuraCH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocourt, Jura
Rocourt () is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Rocourt merged into the municipality of Haute-Ajoie. History Rocourt is first mentioned in 1148 as ''Rocort''. Geography Rocourt has an area of . Of this area, or 59.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 36.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 30.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.4% is covered with orchards or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahy
Fahy is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History It was mentioned in 1177 as ''Fahyl'' when it was one of the possessions of the priory of Lanthenans. In 1477, the bishop of Basel affirmed the rights of the village. In 1483 it was mentioned as ''Fahyt''. The village was under the jurisdiction of the bishop of Basel until the end of the 'Ancien Régime'. The village has remained essentially agricultural until 1950. It has undergone modest industrialisation, with the introduction of a Peugeot parts plant. The local church the Church of Saint-Pierre was constructed in 1787-1788 based on the plans of the architect Pierre Francois Paris. Geography Fahy has an area of . Of this area, or 53.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 25.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 12.9% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bure, Switzerland
Bure is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It lies in very close proximity to the border with France. History Bure is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Bures''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Burnen'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Bure has an area of . Of this area, or 44.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 27.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 14.4% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.7%. Power and water infrastructure as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtedoux
Courtedoux is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. History Courtedoux is first mentioned in 814 as ''Curtis Udulphi''. Geography Courtedoux has an area of . Of this area, or 51.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.9% of the area Out of the forested land, 35.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bressaucourt
Bressaucourt is a former municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Porrentruy (district), Porrentruy in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Jura (canton), Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Bressaucourt merged into the municipality of Fontenais.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 History Bressaucourt is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Bersalcurt''.Geography Before the merger, Bressaucourt had a total area of . Of this area, or 41.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 53.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montancy
Montancy (; unofficial also ''Montancy-Brémoncourt'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Doubs Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies east of Saint-Hippolyte, Doubs, Saint-Hippolyte at the east end of the department near the Switzerland, Swiss border. The village of Brémoncourt lies in the valley of the Doubs (river), Doubs at 430 m, and Montancy on the plateau at 900 m. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department References External links Montancy-Brémoncourt on the intercommunal Web site of the department External links Official Web site Communes of Doubs {{Doubs-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Switzerland
Municipalities (german: Gemeinden, ' or '; french: communes; it , comuni; rm, vischnancas) are the lowest level of administrative division in Switzerland. Each municipality is part of one of the Swiss cantons, which form the Swiss Confederation. In most cantons, municipalities are also part of districts or other sub-cantonal administrative divisions. There are 2,136 municipalities . Their populations range between several hundred thousand (Zürich), and a few dozen people (Kammersrohr, Bister), and their territory between 0.32 km² (Rivaz) and 439 km² (Scuol). History The beginnings of the modern municipality system date back to the Helvetic Republic. Under the Old Swiss Confederacy, citizenship was granted by each town and village to only residents. These citizens enjoyed access to community property and in some cases additional protection under the law. Additionally, the urban towns and the rural villages had differing rights and laws. The creation of a uniform Swiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
