Courfaivre
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 47°20′N 07°17′E / 47.333°N 7.283°ECoordinates: 47°20′N 07°17′E / 47.333°N 7.283°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Delémont | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Germaine Monnerat | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) | |
| Population (December 2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,618 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Mergats | |
| Postal code | 2853 | |
| SFOS number | 6707 | |
| Surrounded by | Bassecourt, Develier, Courtételle, Soulce, Undervelier | |
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Courfaivre 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.
Courfaivre is first mentioned in 1147 as Curfavro.
Courfaivre had an area of 12.4 km2 (4.79 sq mi). Of this area, 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi) or 51.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) or 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 37.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 29.0% is used for growing crops and 16.9% is pastures and 4.5% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The former municipality is located in the Delemont district, on the Delemont-Glovelier road on the right bank of the Sorne river.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules bordered Or, a Cat Argent sejant guardant.
Courfaivre had a population (as of 2011[update]) of 1,618. As of 2008[update], 9.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 1.7%. Migration accounted for -2.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 2.4%.
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