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Haute-Sorne
Haute-Sorne
Municipality
	Sorne river at Bassecourt
	Coat of arms
	Location of Haute-Sorne
	Haute-Sorne Haute-Sorne
	Coordinates: 47°21′N 07°14′E / 47.350°N 7.233°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Jura
District	Delémont
Government
• Mayor	Maire
Area
• Total	71.06 km2 (27.44 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	6,987
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	2854
SFOS number	6729
ISO 3166 code	CH-JU
Surrounded by	Boécourt, Develier
Website	http://www.haute-sorne.ch ; SFSO statistics

Haute-Sorne is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bassecourt, Courfaivre, Glovelier, Soulce and Undervelier merged to form the new municipality of Haute-Sorne.^[3]

History

Bassecourt is first mentioned in 1160 as Baressicort. In 1184 it was first mentioned by its German name, Altdorf. The hamlet of Berlincourt was first mentioned in 1303 as Burlincort.^[4] Courfaivre is first mentioned in 1147 as Curfavro.^[5] Glovelier is first mentioned in 1139 as Lolenviler.^[6] Soulce is first mentioned in 1148 as Sulza. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Sulz, however, that name is no longer used.^[7] Undervelier is first mentioned in 1179 as Undreviller. The municipality was formerly known by its unknown name Underswiler, however, that name is no longer used.^[8]

Geography

The former municipalities that now make up Haute-Sorne have a total combined area of 71.04 km² (27.43 sq mi).^[9]

Bassecourt had an area of 15.57 km² (6.01 sq mi).^[9] Of this area, 5.84 km² (2.25 sq mi) or 37.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.77 km² (3.00 sq mi) or 49.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9 km² (0.73 sq mi) or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.^[10] The former municipality is located along the Sorne river in the Delemont valley. It lies at the intersection of the Delémont-La Chaux-de-Fonds and the Porrentruy-Biel/Bienne roads. It consists of the village of Bassecourt and the hamlet of Berlincourt.

Courfaivre had an area of 12.4 km² (4.79 sq mi).^[9] Of this area, 6.33 km² (2.44 sq mi) or 51.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.91 km² (1.90 sq mi) or 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.04 km² (0.40 sq mi) or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km² (17 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.^[10] The former municipality is located on the Delémont-Glovelier road on the right bank of the Sorne river.

Glovelier had an area of 14.34 km² (5.54 sq mi).^[9] Of this area, 5.99 km² (2.31 sq mi) or 41.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.71 km² (2.59 sq mi) or 46.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.57 km² (0.61 sq mi) or 10.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.^[10] The former municipality is located on the western end of the Delemont valley. The village lies at the intersection of the old road from Porrentruy to Biel and from Delemont to La Chaux-de-Fonds. It consists of the village of Glovelier and the hamlet of Sceut.

Soulce had an area of 14.77 km² (5.70 sq mi).^[9] Of this area, 3.98 km² (1.54 sq mi) or 26.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.44 km² (4.03 sq mi) or 70.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.28 km² (0.11 sq mi) or 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.^[10] The former municipality is located in a small valley east of Undervelier. The village grew up along a small stream in the valley.

Undervelier had an area of 13.98 km² (5.40 sq mi).^[9] Of this area, 3.38 km² (1.31 sq mi) or 24.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.25 km² (3.96 sq mi) or 73.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.3 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 2.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.^[10] The former municipality is located between two of the Sorne river canyons and at the foot of Pichoux mountain.

Demographics

The total population of Haute-Sorne (as of December 2020^[update]) is 7,167.^[11]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:^[12]

Heritage sites of national significance

The Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre Church in Courfaivre, the Farm House at Au Village 17 and the prehistoric shelter at Le Mont in Glovelier is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire village of Soulce and the entire Les Forges area are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.^[13]

Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre Church
Glovelier farm house
Road through one of the Gorges of Pichoux

Sights

Notable sights in the Undervelier area include the cave of Sainte-Colombe and the Gorges of Pichoux. Other sights include the Vellerat Posé because of its greenery and the chapel Place Roland Béguelin built by Jeanne Bueche and André Bréchet's stained glass windows.

Transportation

The municipality has four railway stations: Glovelier, Bassecourt, Courfaivre, and Combe-Tabeillon. The first three are located on the Delémont–Delle line and have regular service to Biel/Bienne, Olten, and Meroux (in France). In addition, Glovelier and Combe-Tabeillon are on the narrow-gauge La Chaux-de-Fonds–Glovelier line that links Glovelier with La Chaux-de-Fonds.

References

^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
^ Bassecourt in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ Courfaivre in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ Glovelier in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ Soulce in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ Undervelier in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011
^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v18-1] "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[wikidata-08bd17aa84cda5e3983f082e36c9004a86cf08fc-v18-2] "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[Fusion-3] Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013

[HDS_Bassecourt-4] Bassecourt in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Courfaivre-5] Courfaivre in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Glovelier-6] Glovelier in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Soulce-7] Soulce in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Undervelier-8] Undervelier in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[Arealstatistik-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen

[BFS_land-10] Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010

[Stat2020_JU-11] "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[12] Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011

[13] "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

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Haute-Sorne

History

Geography

Demographics

Historic Population

Heritage sites of national significance

Sights

Transportation

References

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