Champoz

Champoz
Coat of arms
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Location of Champoz
Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°18′E / 47.267°N 7.300°E / 47.267; 7.300Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°18′E / 47.267°N 7.300°E / 47.267; 7.300
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Jura bernois
Government
• Mayor	Maire
Area
• Total	7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation	849 m (2,785 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	161
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Postal code	2735
SFOS number	0683
Surrounded by	Bévilard, Malleray, Souboz, Perrefitte, Moutier, Court, Sorvilier
Website	website missing SFSO statistics

Champoz is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking part of the canton in the Jura mountains.

Champoz is first mentioned in 1365 as Champo.

The Roman army built an observation post on the mountainside near the present day village. Very little is known about the early history of the village, but throughout its history it was owned by the bailiff of Malleray who was under the authority of the provost of Moutier-Grandval Abbey. In 1499, during the Swabian War, Imperial troops destroyed the village. Both before and after the Protestant Reformation in 1531 it was part of the parish of Chalières. This changed in 1746 when it became part of the Bévilard parish.

After the 1797 French victory and the Treaty of Campo Formio, Champoz became part of the French Département of Mont-Terrible. Three years later, in 1800 it became part of the Département of Haut-Rhin. After Napoleon's defeat and the Congress of Vienna, Champoz was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815.