Damvant
Damvant (French [ dɑvɑ ], in the local dialect [( ɛ ) dɛvɑ ] ) is a village and a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Geography
Damvant is located on 609 m above sea level. M., 14 km west-southwest of the district municipal seat Porrentruy (air line). The former street line village extends in a wide opening at the northern foot of the Jura range Lomont, in the extreme west of the Ajoie ( German Elsgau ).
The area of 5.1 km ² large former municipal territory includes the depression in Damvant containing no surface watercourses. In the north, the area extends to the ridge of the Perchet (705 m above sea level. M. ). To the south, the municipality area extended to the crest of the relatively low here Lomont at 755 m above sea level. M. is the highest elevation of Damvant. The Bois de Vaux is already beyond the ridge on the northern slope of the Doubstals. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 42 % of forest and woody plants and 55 % to agriculture.
To Damvant include several individual farms. The church was surrounded on three sides by French territory. Neighboring communities of Grand Damvant were Fontaine and Réclère in the Canton of Jura and Vaufrey, Montjoie- le -Château Villars -les- Blamont and Danne Marie in France.
Population
With 121 inhabitants ( end of 2007) was Damvant to the small municipalities of the canton of Jura. Of the 91.9 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 5.2 % and 2.2 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Damvant amounted in 1850 to 357 residents in 1900 to 352 inhabitants. Since then, the population has decreased by strong migration by approximately 60 %.
Economy
Damvant is still predominantly agricultural, is important especially the horses. Outside of agriculture, there are few jobs in the village. Many workers are therefore commuters and work in the region Porrentruy.
Traffic
The former municipality is situated on the main road of Porrentruy over the border crossing of Damvant to Pont -de- Roide in France. By Postbus course on the route from Porrentruy to Damvant the place is connected to public transport.
History
Remains of a Gallo- Roman villa testify to an early settlement of the township. The village was first occupied in 1346 as a safe Danval / Dampna Walle, 1360 as Dampvant. The place name is probably an addition from Latin dominu, Lord, ' and the name of a saint, perhaps Wala.
In the 13th and 14th centuries Damvant belonged to the manor of Roche- d'Or, from the 16th to 18th century Meier Chevenez office, which was a function of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel. Between 1793 and 1815 Damvant 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 incorporated on January 1, 2009 Chevenez, Réclère and Roche -d'Or to the new community Haute- Ajoie.
Attractions
The present parish church of Saint -Germain was built in 1745-47 on the foundations of a previous medieval building, it has a high altar in the classical style. Until 1780 Damvant formed together with Réclère a common parish. In the village there are numerous characteristic farmhouses from the 19th century with a large driveway. A special feature of Damvant represent the three ancient village well with a circular water pool dar.
Gallery
Typical local circular fountain