Develier
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| Coordinates: 47°21′N 07°17′E / 47.350°N 7.283°ECoordinates: 47°21′N 07°17′E / 47.350°N 7.283°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Delémont | |
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| • Mayor | Maire | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12.47 km2 (4.81 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,401 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2802 | |
| SFOS number | 6712 | |
| Surrounded by | Bassecourt, Courfaivre, Courtételle, Delémont, Bourrignon, Boécourt | |
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Develier is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Develier is first mentioned in 1139 as Divilier.
Develier has an area of 12.47 km2 (4.81 sq mi). Of this area, 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) or 47.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi) or 43.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi) or 8.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.8%. Out of the forested land, 40.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 22.8% is used for growing crops and 14.9% is pastures and 8.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Delemont district, on the Delemont-Porrentruy road which runs over the Les Rangiers pass. It consists of the village of Develier and the hamlet of Develier-Dessus.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Semi Lion rampant Or langued Argent issuant from Coupeaux of six of the last.
Develier has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,401. As of 2008[update], 10.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 7.3%. Migration accounted for 3.7%, while births and deaths accounted for 2.8%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,175 or 93.8%) as their first language, German is the second most common (33 or 2.6%) and Italian is the third (15 or 1.2%).
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