Bourrignon

Bourrignon is a municipality in the district Delémont the canton of Jura in Switzerland. The former German name Bürkis is no longer used today.

Geography

Bourrignon is located on 770 m above sea level. M., 8 km west-northwest from the cantonal capital Delémont ( straight line ). The village street lines located on a north-facing headland of the Jura chain of Rangiers above the valley of Lucelle ( German Luetzel ).

The area of ​​13.6 km ² large municipality area includes the headwaters of the Lucelle the Jura folds. In the south part of a part of the high ridge of the Rangiers chain to Bourrignon. On the mountain, Les Ordons ( 995 m above sea level. M. ) is the highest point of the community, here is a regional relay station. To the southeast lies the high mountain area of ​​Burgi (up to 893 m above sea level. M. ). The northern part adopts the Talniederung the Lucelle one with their tributary streams, whereby the steep slopes of the Côte de May and part of the plateau of Truchet (808 m above sea level. M. ) still belongs to Bourrignon. The westernmost territory extends to the Grande Roche ( 848 m above sea level. M. ), a rock on the ridge which forms the eastern boundary of the Ajoie. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 32 % of forest and shrubs, 65 % to agriculture.

To Bourrignon include the farm estate La Burgi mountain ( 832 m above sea level. M. ) and several individual farms. Neighboring communities of Bourrignon are La Baroche, Pleigne, Delémont, Develier and Boécourt.

Population

With 272 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Bourrignon one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Jura. Of the 93.7% inhabitants are French-speaking and German-speaking 4.9 % (as of 2000). The population of Bourrignon amounted in 1850 to 359 residents in 1900 to 330 inhabitants. It was then registered by strong emigration to 1980 a decrease by another 33 % to 221 persons. Since then, the population has risen significantly.

Economy

The community is still heavily agricultural. There are few jobs outside the agricultural sector in the village. Many workers ( about 50 %) are therefore commuters and work mainly in the region Delémont.

Traffic

Bourrignon is on a regional thoroughfare that connects Delémont with Lucelle and the French Ferrette in Alsace. The village is served by bus line Delémont - Lucelle connected to public transport.

History

First mention is Bourrignon 1136 as Borognun. From 1295, the name Burgis is known that led to the former German name Bürkis. The name probably derives from a Roman court, which was later settled by the Burgundians. Bourrignon belonged in the 11th century the Cistercian abbey of La Petite. As one of the 13 villages of the free reign Delsberg came Bourrignon 1271 to Prince-Bishopric of Basel. Between 1793 and 1815 it belonged to France and was initially part of the Département du Mont- Terrible, associated from 1800 with the Department of Haut -Rhin. By the decision of the Congress of Vienna, the place came in 1815 to the canton of Bern and on 1 January 1979 at the newly founded Canton Jura.

Attractions

Already in 1181 Bourrignon was a parish. The present baroque church of Saint -Sébastien was built in 1747-49, the interior ( altars, statues and paintings) also dates from this period; the front tower was built in 1774. In a restoration of the church 1974-77 a hoard of coins was discovered from the Baroque period.