Courroux
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| Coordinates: 47°22′N 7°22′E / 47.367°N 7.367°ECoordinates: 47°22′N 7°22′E / 47.367°N 7.367°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Delémont | |
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Maire Philippe Membrez |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 418 m (1,371 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,229 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2822 | |
| SFOS number | 6709 | |
| Surrounded by | Bärschwil (SO), Courrendlin, Delémont, Liesberg (BL), Rebeuvelier, Soyhières, Vicques | |
| Website |
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Courroux (Franc-Comtois: Corrou) is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Courroux is first mentioned in 1146 under its German name as Lütoltesdorf. The French name was first mentioned in 1148 as Corolt.
Courroux has an area of 19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi). Of this area, 10.52 km2 (4.06 sq mi) or 53.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi) or 38.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) or 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.11 km2 (27 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 36.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 33.7% is used for growing crops and 10.4% is pastures and 8.6% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Delemont district, three kilometers southeast of the city of Delémont and east of the confluence of the Scheulte and Birs rivers. North of the village is the forested Bambois mountain with the peak Roc de Courroux (855 meters [2,805 ft]) named after the village.
In 2011 the municipalities of Corban, Courchapoix, Courroux, Mervelier, Montsevelier, Vermes and Vicques were considering a merger into the new municipality of Val Terbi. However, only the municipalities of Montsevelier, Vermes and Vicques merged on 1 January 2013 into Val Terbi.
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