Courtedoux
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| Coordinates: 47°25′N 07°02′E / 47.417°N 7.033°ECoordinates: 47°25′N 07°02′E / 47.417°N 7.033°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Porrentruy | |
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| • Mayor | Maire | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 772 | |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2905 | |
| SFOS number | 6785 | |
| Surrounded by | Porrentruy, Bressaucourt, Chevenez, Bure | |
| Website |
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Courtedoux is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland.
Courtedoux is first mentioned in 814 as Curtis Udulphi.
Courtedoux has an area of 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi). Of this area, 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) or 51.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) or 37.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.9% of the area Out of the forested land, 35.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 29.7% is used for growing crops and 19.5% is pastures and 2.2% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located in the Porrentruy district, on a rise above the Creugenat valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, three Piles issuant from sinister shortened Azure, and on a chief of the last a Wolf passant of the first langued and armed Gules.
Courtedoux has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 772. As of 2008[update], 5.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -3.1%. Migration accounted for 0.1%, while births and deaths accounted for -3.5%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (709 or 95.9%) as their first language, German is the second most common (18 or 2.4%) and Portuguese is the third (4 or 0.5%). There are 3 people who speak Italian and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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