Chevenez
Chevenez (French [ ʃəvnɛ ː ], in the local dialect [ tövne ː ]; German Kövenach / Keffenach ) is a village and a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Geography
Chevenez is located on 491 m above sea level. M., 6 km west-southwest of the district municipal seat Porrentruy (air line). The former street village lines extending in a basin of western Ajoie ( German Elsgau ), at the northern foot of the Jura mountains.
The area of 21.7 km ² large former municipal area comprises the central part of the 300 to 500 m wide valley of Trockentals of Chevenez, which opens east to the Allaine out. Still on the floor of Chevenez halfway to Porrentruy is located in this valley the karst spring Creux- Genat, but only occasionally pouring water. In the south, the municipal area extends up to the crest of the Jura Lomont over which runs the border between Switzerland and France. Here is the highest elevation of 923 m above sea Chevenez. M. The northern side of this chain is densely forested and includes some small valleys, but mostly do not contain watercourses. The western boundary is the valley Fond de Vaux, the eastern boundary is the Combe Vaillay. To the north of the valley of Chevenez municipal district extends on the gently sloping to the south Tafeljura plateau (up to 615 m above sea level. M. ) Western Ajoie. The whole area is karstified and hardly shows above-ground watercourses. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 41 % of forest and woody plants and 56% to agriculture.
To Chevenez include several individual farms. Neighboring communities of Chevenez were Roche- d'Or, Rocourt, Fahy, Bure, Courtedoux and Bressaucourt in the Canton of Jura and Montancy and Glère in neighboring France.
Population
With 643 inhabitants ( end of 2007) Chevenez belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Jura. Of the 93.7% inhabitants are French-speaking and German-speaking 4.2 % (as of 2000). The population of Chevenez amounted in 1850 to 952 inhabitants, 1900 to 901 inhabitants. During the 20th century a significant population decline has been registered.
Economy
Chevenez is still dominated by agriculture, thanks to the fertile lands in the area. Of significance, is the milk production and the cultivation of grain, formerly horse breeding. In the secondary sector, a machinery factory provides jobs, in the 19th century, the watch industry had a certain importance. Nevertheless, many employed workers are commuters who work in the region Porrentruy.
Traffic
The former municipality is located on the regional road from Porrentruy to Pont -de- Roide in France. As part of the construction of the A16, to be 2015 connected to both the Swiss national road network as well as with the French motorway network, is expected to 2012 built the half- junction Chevenez in the far east of the township. Through the postal car price on the route from Porrentruy to Damvant Chevenez is connected to public transport.
History
Sur Vannez is a fortified spur with finds from the Neolithic Age. The three sides protected by the natural environment and on the fourth side by a section of rampart is the oldest reference to the colonization of this space. His first mention of the village is already around the year 814 as Chaviniacus, then again not until the late 12th century as Givinei / Chiuini / Chiuene / Chiuenir, a 14th-century Cheveney / Zschyveney. The place name is -akos/-acum a derivation from the Latin personal name Cavinius with the Celtic Ortsnamensuffix.
Significant lands in the municipality belonged to the monastery of Saint- Ursanne. 1474 Chevenez came to the Prince-Bishopric of Basel. In the 16th century it became the capital of one of the five dairies ( mairies ) in Ajoie. During the Thirty Years' War, the village was severely affected. During the riots of 1730-40, the villagers revolted against the prince-bishop's authority. In the years 1764, 1796 and 1802 taught at the village fires extensive damage to the building fabric. Between 1793 and 1815 Chevenez 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. The municipality was merged with effect from 1 January 2009 Damvant, Réclère and Roche -d'Or to the new community Haute- Ajoie.
Attractions
The parish church of Saint- Maurice mainly derives from the period of 1841-44, but has the polygonal choir from 1632 preserved with a late-Gothic main altar of the previous building. In the village many of the typical houses of the Ajoie from the 17th and 18th centuries have been preserved. At the western edge of the village stands the Chapel of Notre -Dame-du -Sacré - Coeur Basilica, built in 1420 and completely restored in 1966.
Gallery
Schoolhouse
Les Colonges
Restaurant du Cheval Blanc
Route de Besançon
Chapel of Notre Dame