Romont, Bern

Romo is a municipality in the administrative district in the canton of Bern Bernese Jura in Switzerland. The German name Rothmund is used today only locally.

Geography

Romont lies 750 m above sea level. M., 9 km northeast of Biel (air line). This former farm extends on the eastern slopes of the Jura range Bözingen mountain, in a panoramic position above the plane of the Swiss Plateau.

The area of ​​7.1 km ² large municipality area includes the eastern slope and with a narrow tip of the crest height of the Bözingen mountain ( 965 m above sea level. M. ). To the north, the area extends over a Synklinaltal (La Combe ), which has no rivers, on the anticline of the Montagne de Romont ( 1,190 m above sea level. M. ). North of this ridge lies the headwaters of the creek Terbez which opens at Pery in the Suze ( Suze French ). The northern boundary runs along the crest of the Montoz chain on with 1'210 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Romont is achieved. On all three Jura Jura ridges are extensive high grazing pastures with the typical tall spruce trees that are either individually or in groups. From the municipality surface 1997 2 % came from settlements, 60 % of forest and shrubs, 37% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.

To Romont include several individual farms that are scattered through the Jura hills. Neighboring communities of Romont are Court, Sorvilier, Pery, suction, and Pieterlen Lengnau in the canton of Bern, and Grenchen in the canton of Solothurn.

Population

With 206 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Romont is one of the small communities of the Bernese Jura. Of the 52.8 % inhabitants are French-speaking, 41.1 % and 2.5 % German-speaking Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Romont amounted in 1850 to 195 residents in 1900 to 178 inhabitants. In recent years, growth was recorded in total again.

Policy

The voter shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 54.6 %, SP 16.7 %, GPS 9.6 %, BDP 6.6 %, FDP 4.7 %, CVP 2.8 %, AL 2.3 %, EPP 0.8 %, glp 0.5 %, EDU 0.5 %.

Economy

Romo is still dominated mainly by agriculture, with livestock and dairy farming outweigh, in the vicinity of the town there are also some fruit trees. More jobs offers local small businesses. In recent decades, Romont has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters and work in the city of Biel or in the region Grenchen.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares on the main road from Frinvillier to Grenchen. By bus, which run from Biel to Romont, the village is connected to the network of public transport.

History

The 1311 Mont speech as first mentioned place name derives from the Latin word mons rotundus (round hill, Round Mountain ) from. The village belonged until 1797 to rule Erguel, which was under the Bishopric of Basel, where the town Biel from time to time exercised greater influence. From 1797 to 1815 Romont belonged to France and was initially part of the Département du Mont- Terrible, which was connected to the 1800 Haut -Rhin. By the decision of the Congress of Vienna, the place came in 1815 to the canton of Bern to the Official District Buren. At the request of community Romont the village was in 1841 the District Courtelary allocated.

Attractions

In the center of Romont some old farmers and residential buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved.

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