Courroux

Church of Saint -Nicolas

Courroux is a municipality in the district of Delémont canton of Jura in Switzerland. The former German name Lüttelsdorf is used today any more.

Geography

Courroux is located on 418 m above sea level. M., 2 km east of the cantonal capital of Delémont. The scattered village extends into the plains east of the Birs in the central part of the basin Dels Berger, a broad valley in the Jura folds.

The area of ​​19.7 km ² large municipality area includes a section in the central part of the intensively farmed level of Dels Berger basin. In Courroux scolding Bach (French Schelten ) opens into the Birs. In the south, the territory extends in a narrow strip down to the spur of the hill Montchemin and Rosé, which belong to one edge fold of the Mont- Raimeux chain. In the north, the area includes the Jura ridge of the mountain Bambois, the western part of Fringelikette (community area to 899 m above sea level. M. ). The steep wooded southern slopes of this ridge is called Côte sur le Bambois. On the crest of Bambois is the 837 m high Roc de Courroux, a Pulpit with beautiful views to the north into middle Birstal and to Alsace. The western and northern boundary of the municipality Courroux forms the Birs, which breaks through the north adjacent to the Delémont Jura chain with a typical Klus. From the municipality surface 1997 7 % was attributable to settlements, 39 % of forest and woody plants and 54% to agriculture.

To Courroux include the place Courcelon ( 426 m above sea level. M. ), which connects east to Courroux, the farm estate Bellerive in the Birsschlucht north of Delémont as well as numerous individual farms. Neighboring communities of Courroux are Vicques, Courrendlin, Delémont and Soyhières in the Canton of Jura and Lies mountain in the canton of Basel-Country, Bärschwil in the canton of Solothurn.

Population

With 3134 inhabitants ( as at 31 December 2012) is the fourth largest Courroux municipality in the canton of Jura. Of the 91.7 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 3.5 % and 1.5 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Courroux increased to 1970 slowly but continuously. In recent decades, however, a significant population increase has been registered in the wake of the near Delémont.

Economy

Courroux has long been an embossed by agriculture village. It still has today in the plane of Dels Berger basin and on gently sloping and ideal south-facing lower slopes of Fringelikette large areas on which agriculture operates. From about the mid-18th century to the mid 19th century was the iron mining an important source of income. Today, the village has developed into a residential community, many employed workers working abroad, mainly in Delémont.

Traffic

The community is conveniently moderately well developed. It is close to Delémont on the road over the Scheltenpass after Mümliswil. After the opening of the bypass Delémont in 2005, is a close connection to the A16 motorway to be 2015 connected to both the Swiss national road network as well as with the French motorway network. The bus Delémont - Montsevelier guarantees the connectivity of Courroux and Courcelon to public transport.

History

The area of Courroux can look back on a long tradition of settlement. 20th century pottery were found from the Late Bronze Age to the Roc de Courroux in the first half, coming from a settlement. The square was used in the period 1100-800 BC. Other discoveries can be dated to the Iron Age. In the area of the present village Courroux were found remains of a Gallo-Roman villa and some 150 graves that were created in the 1st to 3rd century AD and significant grave goods ( vessels, coins, statuettes, tools) contained.

First mention is Courroux 1146 under the German name Lütoltesdorf In 1148 appears the French name Corolt ​​. As one of the 13 villages of the free reign Delsberg came Courroux 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. The earlier Courroux belonging hamlet Ried -Dessus on the Birs in 1856 went to the community Soyhières over.

Currently planning the municipalities of Val Terbi (that is Corban, Courchapoix, Courroux, Mervelier, Montsevelier, Vermes and Vicques ) a merger, which is scheduled for the end of 2012 about.

Attractions

The church of Saint Nicolas was built 1871-1873 in neo-gothic style. In addition, the community center is located with window crosses from the late Gothic period. The center of Courroux has preserved numerous farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.

On a Felskrete south of Soyhières is the to the municipality of Courroux belonging Castle of Soyhières. It was probably built in the 11th century and in 1271 first mentioned. Together with the opposite lock Vorbourg was controlled from here the traffic through the Birsschlucht north of Delémont. 1499 at the end of the Swabian War, the castle was destroyed and at least partially rebuilt later.

Pictures

Interior of the church

Interior of the church

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