Bassecourt
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
Sorne river at Bassecourt
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| Coordinates: 47°21′N 07°14′E / 47.350°N 7.233°ECoordinates: 47°21′N 07°14′E / 47.350°N 7.233°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Delémont | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Françoise Cattin | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 15.57 km2 (6.01 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 3,439 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Patas | |
| Postal code | 2854 | |
| SFOS number | 6701 | |
| Localities | Berlincourt | |
| Surrounded by | Glovelier, Boécourt, Develier, Courfaivre, Undervelier. | |
| Website |
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Bassecourt is a former municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bassecourt, Courfaivre, Glovelier, Soulce and Undervelier merged to form the new municipality of Haute-Sorne.
Bassecourt is first mentioned in 1160 as Baressicort. In 1184 it was first mentioned by its German name, Altdorf. The hamlet of Berlincourt was first mentioned in 1303 as Burlincort.
Bassecourt had an area of 15.57 km2 (6.01 sq mi). Of this area, 5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi) or 37.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) or 49.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 47.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 18.6% is used for growing crops and 11.5% is pastures and 6.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The former municipality is located in the Delemont district, along the Sorne river in the Delemont valley. It lies at the intersection of the Delemont-La Chaux-de-Fonds and the Porrentruy-Biel/Bienne roads. It consists of the village of Bassecourt and the hamlet of Berlincourt.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or three Piles in fess shortened Sable.
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