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Damphreux is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Geography
Damphreux is located on 411 m above sea level. M., 8 km north of the district municipal seat Porrentruy (air line). The farming village extends into the Talniederung the Coeuvatte and on the adjacent slopes in the north of Ajoie ( German Elsgau ), on the border with France.
The area of 5.1 km ² large municipality territory, which includes the open, gently undulating plateau of the Jura mountains Ajoie, which is crossed by the valley of the Coeuvatte. In the west, the area extends over the height of Les Voirandes (470 m asl. ) And a dry valley up to the amount Les Genavrires; in the east to the forest La Vouevre. The northern boundary is formed by the border mountain Le Mont, the 550 m above sea level. M. figures as the highest point of Damphreux. The municipal area is drained by the Coeuvatte to Allaine. From the municipality surface 1997 6 % came from settlements, 35 % of forest and woody plants and 59% to agriculture.
To Damphreux include several individual farms. Neighboring communities of Damphreux are Basse- Allaine, Damphreux and Beurnevésin in the Canton of Jura and Réchésy and Courcelles in neighboring France.
Population
With 192 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Damphreux one of the small communities of the Canton of Jura. Of the 85.5% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking and 11.5 % 1.8 % portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Damphreux amounted in 1850 to 292 residents in 1900 to 273 inhabitants. During the 20th century, a declining trend was recorded in total.
Economy
Damphreux is still characterized predominantly agricultural thanks to the fertile lands in the area. In addition to the local small business there are no jobs in the village outside of agriculture. Many workers are therefore commuters and work in the region Porrentruy or in Boncourt.
Traffic
The municipality is located on a regional road, which leads from Coeuve and Damphreux Porrentruy to France. By Postbus course, which runs on the track of Porrentruy to Beurnevésin, Damphreux is connected to public transport.
History
Remains of a Roman villa evidence of an early settlement of the township of Damphreux. According to tradition is Damphreux birthplace of Saint Himerius, who worked in the 6th century and the village of Saint -Imier gave the name. The village is first mentioned in 1181 as Lunigie, derived from the Latin Lugduniacum. 1386 appears the name Lugney. Damphreux told the eventful history of the Ajoie who first came to the Prince-Bishopric of Basel in 1271. From the 16th to the 18th century, the village was under the Office Meier Coeuve. Between 1793 and 1815 Damphreux 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
Outside the village at the southern foot of the Mont is protected by a 700 year old lime tree the Chapel Saint- Imier, reminiscent of the holy Imier. The present building dates from 1698th Damphreux, together with the neighboring Damphreux a parish. The parish church is in Damphreux.