Goumois
Goumois on the Swiss side
Goumois was until December 31, 2008, a municipality in the district Franches- Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
She has merged with effect on 1 January 2009 along with Les Pommerats and Saignelégier Saignelégier to the municipality.
Geography
Goumois is located on 493 m above sea level. M., 3 km west of the district municipal seat Saignelégier (air line). The border village lies on the right bank of the Doubs in a canyon-like cut into the Jura valley.
The area of 8.5 km ² large former municipal area comprises the eastern slope of the valley of here right flowing from south to north Doubs. This slope is passed on the terraces with meadows, otherwise mostly wooded and crossed by numerous rock walls and deburring. The southern boundary was located on the Arête of Sommêtres, just north of the village rises the distinctive Longue Roche. The northern part of the former municipality area occupies the valley of Vautenaivre brook, surrounded by Bois Banal ( 875 m above sea level. M. ) in the south of the outcrop of the Château Cugny ( 829 m above sea level. M. ) in the east and the Beaugourd ( 811 m above sea level. M. ) in the north. The western border with France had always been the course of the River Doubs. The highest point of Goumois was approximately 900 m above sea level. M. From the municipality surface 1997 2 % related to settlements, 70 % was on forest and trees, 26% in agriculture and somewhat less than 2% of unproductive land.
The municipality Goumois the hamlet Belfond included (617 m above sea level. M. ) and Vautenaivre (640 m above sea level. M. ), both on grounds terraces on the eastern slope of the valley of the Doubs, as well as several individual farms. Neighboring communities of Goumois were in the canton of Jura Les Pommerats (6.3 km) and Muriaux (9.5 km ) to the east, Manderscheid (13.6 km ) to the south as well as in France Charmauvillers (8 km) to the southwest, the eponymous municipality Goumois left of the Doubs and Fessevillers in the West.
Population
With 83 inhabitants ( end of 2007) Goumois was one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Jura. Of the 75.3 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 7.6 % and 3.2 % speak Serbo-Croatian (as of 2000). The population of Goumois amounted in 1850 to 262 residents in 1900 to 228 inhabitants. During the 20th century, it has been greatly reduced.
Economy
Goumois is still a predominantly agricultural village embossed with dairy farming, cattle breeding and agriculture. More jobs are in the tourism sector, the local small businesses and in cross-border trade. Some employed persons work abroad.
Traffic
Goumois is located on the main road that leads from Saignelégier via the border crossing of Goumois after Maîche in France. The village is connected to public traffic by the postal car price of Tramelan via Saignelégier after Goumois.
History
His first mentioned in 1177 under the name Goumois Gamoensis ecclesia, which was probably derived from the Germanic personal name Godemod. The village was under the Priory of Lanthenans and came in 1247 to the Counts of Montbéliard ( Montbeliard ). Since the 14th century belonged to the rule Goumois Franquemont, which was conquered in 1474 by the Prince-Bishop of Basel, but was still disputed until 1780 between the Prince-Bishopric of Basel and France. Between 1793 and 1815 Goumois 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 district of the Doubs in 1815 came right to the Canton of Bern. As a result, a federal referendum of September 24, 1978 Goumois came on 1 January 1979 the newly founded Canton Jura. After the voters had approved the merger template on June 26, 2007, Goumois, Les Pommerats and Saignelégier have partnered with effect on 1 January 2009 for new community Saignelégier.
Attractions
Remains of the ruins of the castle Franquemont are still visible. In the hamlet Belfond is a chapel. Goumois shares the infrastructure with the French Goumois: The village church is on the French side on a slope above the village, however, the school is on Swiss soil. The natural, water-bearing cave of Theusseret, about 200 meters from former power station, in 1986 the scene of a large-scale rescue operation to free the trapped people from the water. In 2001, had from the nearby Grotte du Bief Paroux on the French side of the Doubs eight people are freed.