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Bernese Jura

Coordinates: 47°10′29″N 7°18′21″E / 47.17472°N 7.30583°E / 47.17472; 7.30583
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Jura Bernois District
Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois
District
Court, Switzerland
Court, Switzerland
Location of Jura Bernois District
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalCourtelary
Area
 • Total541 km2 (209 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total53,715
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities40

Bernese Jura (French: Jura Bernois) is the name for the French-speaking area of the Swiss canton of Bern, and from 2010 one of ten administrative divisions of the canton.[1]

Comprising the three French-speaking districts in the northern part of the canton, it contains 40 municipalities with an area of 541.71 km2 (209.16 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2020) of 53,715. More than 90% of the population of the three districts speak French.

The Bernese Jura of today comprises only three out of a total of seven districts which were known as the Bernese Jura during the period of 1815–1979. Of the remaining four, three seceded as the canton of Jura in 1979, while the fourth, the Laufen district, joined the canton of Basel-Landschaft in 1994.

History

Further information: History of the canton of Bern and Jurassic separatism
Territories of the bishopric of Basel in the 16th century

Most of the territory of the Bernese Jura was passed from the County of Burgundy to the Bishopric of Basel in AD 999.

It was annexed by France during the Napoleonic period, 1798-1814. In 1814, the Congress of Vienna accorded it to the canton of Bern to compensate for the loss of the new canton of Vaud.

From 1815 to 1979, the term Bernese Jura also included the territory now forming the canton of Jura, which seceded following a national popular vote on 24 September 1978.

Its administrative capital was Biel/Bienne from 1815 to 2009. Since 2010, Biel/Bienne has been made the administrative capital of a separate district, and the administrative capital of the remaining Bernese Jura is now Courtelary.

Representation

According to the canton's constitution, one of the seven members of the Executive Council of Bern has to be a French-speaking citizen of this area. Of the 160 seats in the Grand Council of Bern, 12 seats are reserved for the Bernese Jura and an additional three seats are guaranteed for the French-speaking population of the bilingual district of Biel/Bienne.

Administrative divisions

Historically, the region was divided into three districts (2004 population estimates):

In 2010 the three districts were dissolved and merged to form the Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois.[2]

Gorges du Pichou
Flag Name Population
(31 December 2020)[3] 		Area in km²
Belprahon Belprahon 279 3.83
Champoz Champoz 174 7.17
Corcelles Corcelles 201 6.77
Corgémont Corgémont 1,774 17.61
Cormoret Cormoret 494 13.49
Cortébert Cortébert 696 14.78
Court Court 1,417 24.61
Courtelary Courtelary 1,405 22.17
Crémines Crémines 488 9.48
Eschert Eschert 377 6.58
Grandval Grandval 388 8.23
La Ferrière La Ferrière 530 14.20
La Neuveville La Neuveville 3,780 6.81
Loveresse Loveresse 349 4.72
Mont-Tramelan Mont-Tramelan 111 4.64
Moutier Moutier 7,348 19.60
Nods Nods 788 26.66
Orvin Orvin 1,198 21.59
Perrefitte Perrefitte 481 8.57
Péry Péry-La Heutte 1,908 23.78
Petit-Val 392 23.9
Plateau de Diesse Plateau de Diesse 2,056 25.55
Rebévelier Rebévelier 41 3.54
Reconvilier Reconvilier 2,380 8.24
Renan Renan 934 12.63
Roches Roches 190 9.05
Romont Romont 202 7.03
Saicourt Saicourt 645 13.76
Saint-Imier Saint-Imier 5,156 20.89
Sauge 827 13.46
Saules Saules 147 4.28
Schelten Schelten 39 5.57
Seehof Seehof 56 8.41
Sonceboz-Sombeval Sonceboz-Sombeval 1,954 15.00
Sonvilier Sonvilier 1,223 23.79
Sorvilier Sorvilier 283 6.89
Tavannes Tavannes 3,485 14.78
Tramelan Tramelan 4,607 24.83
Valbirse Valbirse 3,971 18.68
Villeret Villeret 941 16.23
Total (40) 53,715 541.75

Mergers

  • On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Diesse, Lamboing and Prêles merged into the new municipality of Plateau de Diesse and Plagne and Vauffelin merged into the municipality of Sauge.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Template:De icon accessed 4 April 2011
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Template:De icon accessed 13 December 2014

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