Le Bémont
| Le Bémont | ||
|---|---|---|
Le Bémont village
|
||
|
||
 Le Bémont
Le Bémont
|
||
|
Location of Le Bémont
 |
||
| Coordinates: 47°16′N 07°01′E / 47.267°N 7.017°ECoordinates: 47°16′N 07°01′E / 47.267°N 7.017°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Franches-Montagnes | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Maire | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 982 m (3,222 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 316 | |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2360 | |
| SFOS number | 6741 | |
| Localities | La Bosse, Les Communances, Les Cufattes, Les Rouges-Terres | |
| Surrounded by | Saignelégier, Les Pommerats, Les Enfers, Montfaucon, Tramelan(BE) | |
| Website |
website missing SFSO statistics |
|
Le Bémont is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Le Bémont is first mentioned in 1330 as Le Belmont.
Le Bémont has an area of 11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi). Of this area, 7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi) or 68.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi) or 26.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 1.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 21.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 12.5% is used for growing crops and 34.0% is pastures and 21.5% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located in the Franches-Montagnes district. It consists of a number of hamlets including La Bosse and Les Rouges-Terres.
The municipalities of Le Bémont, Les Bois, Les Breuleux, La Chaux-des-Breuleux, Les Enfers, Les Genevez, Lajoux, Montfaucon, Muriaux, Le Noirmont, Saignelégier, Saint-Brais and Soubey are considering a merger on at a date in the future into the new municipality of Franches-Montagnes.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Pine Tree Vert trunked Sable issuant from a Mount of the second between two horses passant Gules and in chief two Mullets of Five of the same.
...
Wikipedia