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Ajoie
The Ajoie (german: Elsgau, Franc-Comtois: ''Aidjoue'') is an historic region roughly coinciding with Porrentruy District in the canton of Jura in northwestern Switzerland. It is a part of the Jura plain, composed of six geographic areas: * the Vendline (river) valley (northeast), with the communities Vendlincourt, Bonfol and Beurnevésin; * La Baroche (east): Miécourt, Charmoille, Fregiécourt, Pleujouse and Asuel; * the flanc du Mont-Terri (south): Cornol, Courgenay, Fontenais and Bressaucourt; * the Haute-Ajoie (west): Courtedoux, Chevenez, Rocourt, Roche-d'Or, Réclère, Damvant, Grandfontaine, Fahy and Bure; * Allaine (river) valley (centre and north): Alle, Porrentruy, Courchavon, Courtemaîche, Montignez, Buix and Boncourt; * the Coeuvatte valley (north): Coeuve, Damphreux and Lugnez. The inhabitants are mainly Roman Catholic. Each year on St. Martin's Day they enjoy a substantial banquet lasting for many hours, and composed of all the vario ... [...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 Porrent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Jura
The Republic and Canton of Jura (french: République et canton du Jura), less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura ( , ), is the newest (founded in 1979) of the 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland. The capital is Delémont. It shares borders with the canton of Basel-Landschaft, the canton of Bern, the canton of Neuchatel, the canton of Solothurn, and the French régions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est. History The king of Burgundy donated much of the land that today makes up canton Jura to the bishop of Basel in 999. The area was a sovereign state within the Holy Roman Empire for more than 800 years. After the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 the Jura had close ties with the Swiss Confederation. At the Congress of Vienna (1815), the Jura region became part of the canton of Bern. This act caused dissension. The Jura was French-speaking and Roman Catholic, whereas the canton of Bern was mostly German-speaking and Protestant. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damvant
Damvant is a village and former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009 it has been 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] |
Chevenez
Chevenez is a village and former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ente ... of Jura in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009 it is a part of the new municipality Haute-Ajoie. References External links * 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 sm ... [...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] |
Réclère
Réclère 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] |
Alle (Jura)
Alle ( fc, Alle) is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy of the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Alle is first mentioned in 1136 as ''Alla''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Hall'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Alle has an area of . Of this area, or 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.8% and transportation infrastructure made u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonfol
Bonfol is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It was also home to one of the most hazardous waste landfills in all of Switzerland. History Bonfol is first mentioned in 1136 as ''Bunfol''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Pumpfel'', however, that name is no longer used. According to tradition, the village was founded after the Burgundian Wars for Stephan of Hagenbach, a vassal of Charles the Bold, to replace his destroyed villages of Bonfol-le-Vieux, Trunchéré and Vareroille. During World War I from 1914 until 1918, the Western Front between the Allies and Germany began at the village of Le Largin in Bonfol. Geography Bonfol has an area of . Of this area, or 47.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.5% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beurnevésin
Beurnevésin is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Beurnevésin is first mentioned in 1270 as ''Brunnevisin''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Brischwiler'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Beurnevésin has an area of . Of this area, or 55.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 36.5% of the total land area is h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandfontaine (Jura)
Grandfontaine () is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Grandfontaine is first mentioned in 1136 as ''Granfontana''. Geography Grandfontaine has an area of . Of this area, or 64.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.2% 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 3.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 25.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
