Montenol
Montenol (French [ mõtnɔl ], in the local dialect [( ɛ ) mɶtno ] ) is a village and a former municipality in the district of the Swiss canton of Jura Porrentruy.
Geography
Montenol is located on 692 m above sea level. M., 9 km south-east of the district municipal seat Porrentruy (air line). The farming village extend to the height of a Jura ridge, which is bordered on three sides by deep Doubs, directly above Saint- Ursanne.
The area of only 2.2 square kilometers just great former municipal area includes a portion of the anticlines of the Clos du Doubs with the height of Montenol and partly rocky, wooded Chételat, the 841 m above sea level. M. is the highest point of the former township. On the west, the area extends as far as the slope of the Fin du Teck. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 33 % of forest and woody plants and 64% agriculture.
To Montenol included several individual farms. Neighboring communities of Montenol were Saint- Ursanne Montmelon and Epauvillers.
Population
With 86 inhabitants ( end of 2007) Montenol was one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Jura. Of the 98.8 % inhabitants are French-speaking, Spanish-speaking 1.2 % (as of 2000). The population of Montenol amounted in 1860 to 103 residents in 1900 to 59 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated always in the range between 50 and 80 people.
Economy
Montenol is an embossed through farming village, where the livestock and dairy farming predominates. The place does not offer any jobs outside the primary sector. The few workers who are not engaged in agriculture, mainly working in the valley town of Saint- Ursanne.
Traffic
Montenol is a little off the main road of Saint- Ursanne to Soubey. On this route, post bus course that connects the village to public transport.
History
His first mentioned in 1173 as the village Montenot. The place name is composed of mont, mountain 'and a Germanic personal name, possibly Hunwald / Hunold / Hanolt. Montenol was under the parish of Saint- Ursanne. Between 1793 and 1815 Montenol 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. 1865 were numerous houses a village destroyed by fire. On 1 January 1979, the community reached the newly founded Canton Jura; January 1, 2009 she was united with Epauvillers, Epiquerez Montmelon Ocourt, Saint- Ursanne and Seleute the new municipality Clos du Doubs.
Attractions
On both sides of the single village street are traditional farmhouses dating from the 19th century. The chapel Notre -Dame-de -Lourdes was built at the beginning of the 19th century and later renovated several times.