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Soubey
Soubey is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Soubey is first mentioned in 1340 as ''Subeis''. In 1369 it was mentioned as ''Subiez''. Because Soubey is among the few locations in Switzerland with no cell phone reception and few other sources of electromagnetic radiation, it has attracted – to the disapproval of its residents – numerous visitors seeking relief from electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Geography Soubey has an area of . Of this area, or 38.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 56.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soubey
Soubey is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Soubey is first mentioned in 1340 as ''Subeis''. In 1369 it was mentioned as ''Subiez''. Because Soubey is among the few locations in Switzerland with no cell phone reception and few other sources of electromagnetic radiation, it has attracted – to the disapproval of its residents – numerous visitors seeking relief from electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Geography Soubey has an area of . Of this area, or 38.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 56.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Soubey is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Soubey is first mentioned in 1340 as ''Subeis''. In 1369 it was mentioned as ''Subiez''. Because Soubey is among the few locations in Switzerland with no cell phone reception and few other sources of electromagnetic radiation, it has attracted – to the disapproval of its residents – numerous visitors seeking relief from electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Geography Soubey has an area of . Of this area, or 38.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 56.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franches-Montagnes (district)
Franches-Montagnes District (, , Franc-Comtois: ''Dichtrict des Fraintches-Montaignes'') is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Saignelégier. The French-speaking district has a population of (as of ). Municipalities Franches-Montagnes contains a total of 12 municipalities: Mergers * In 2009 Montfavergier merged into Montfaucon and Le Peuchapatte merged into Muriaux. At the same time, Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier. Also in 2009, Epauvillers and Epiquerez merged into Clos du Doubs of the Porrentruy District.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 * In 2023 |
Les Enfers
Les Enfers is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Les Enfers is first mentioned in 1330 as ''Au cruz des Enfers''. Geography Les Enfers has an area of . Of this area, or 48.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 47.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.4% 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 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Out of the forested land, 44.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saignelégier
Saignelégier () is a municipality in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Franches-Montagnes. On 1 January 2009, the formerly independent municipalities of Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier. The bog and nature preserve around étang de la Gruère is located in the municipality. It is also the home of noted brewery Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes. History Saignelégier is first mentioned in 1294 as ''Saignelegier''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Sankt Leodegar'', however, that name is no longer used. During the Middle Ages the village of Saignelégier was part of the diocese of Basel. During the 15th century, Saignelégier began to grow into an important regional town. A chapel was built and a yearly market started in 1428. Around the same time, the pastor of Montfaucon, the head of the main parish of the Franches-Montagnes region, moved to Saignelégier. In 1629 it became an independen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Pommerats
Les Pommerats () is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the formerly independent municipalities of Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier Saignelégier () is a municipality in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Franches-Montagnes. On 1 January 2009, the formerly independent municipalities of Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier. ....Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Brais
Saint-Brais is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Saint-Brais is first mentioned in 1275 as ''Sem Bris''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''St Brix'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Saint-Brais has an area of . Of this area, or 49.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 45.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% 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 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Noirmont
Le Noirmont is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Le Noirmont is first mentioned in 1454 as ''Noirmont''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Schwarzenberg'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Le Noirmont has an area of . Of this area, or 50.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 42.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.6% 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 2.2%. Out of the foreste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriaux
Muriaux is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the formerly independent municipality of Le Peuchapatte merged into the municipality of Muriaux.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010. History Muriaux is first mentioned in 1301 as ''Murival''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Spiegelberg'', however, that name is no longer used.Geography 
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Montfaucon, Switzerland
Montfaucon () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes (district), Franches-Montagnes in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Jura (canton), Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 the former municipality of Montfavergier merged into Montfaucon. History Montfaucon is first mentioned in 1125 as ''de Monte Falconis''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Falkenberg'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Montfaucon has an area of . Of this area, or 65.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 30.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.5% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajoux (Switzerland)
Lajoux (; frp, La Jor ) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes (district), Franches-Montagnes in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Jura (canton), Jura in Switzerland. History Lajoux is first mentioned in 1404 as ''La Jous Mertinatt''. Geography Lajoux has an area of . Of this area, or 62.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% 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 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Genevez
Les Genevez is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Les Genevez is first mentioned in 1381 as ''Les Geneveys''. Geography Les Genevez has an area of . Of this area, or 53.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.0% 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 2.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, 36.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
