Le Noirmont
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| Coordinates: 47°13′N 06°57′E / 47.217°N 6.950°ECoordinates: 47°13′N 06°57′E / 47.217°N 6.950°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Franches-Montagnes | |
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| • Mayor | Maire | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20.39 km2 (7.87 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 971 m (3,186 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,845 | |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Noirmonier | |
| Postal code | 2340 | |
| SFOS number | 6754 | |
| Surrounded by | Muriaux, Les Breuleux, Les Bois , Saint-Imier(BE), Charquemont(F), Charmauvillers(F) | |
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Le Noirmont is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Le Noirmont is first mentioned in 1454 as Noirmont. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Schwarzenberg, however, that name is no longer used.
Le Noirmont has an area of 20.39 km2 (7.87 sq mi). Of this area, 10.34 km2 (3.99 sq mi) or 50.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi) or 42.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) or 6.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.12 km2 (30 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 37.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.0% is used for growing crops and 31.4% is pastures and 18.2% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Franches-Montagnes district, on a high plateau (elevation c. 1,100 metres [3,600 ft]) that stretches to the Doubs river. It consists of the village of Le Noirmont and the hamlets of Les Barrières, Le Cerneux-Joly, Le Creux-des-Biches, Les Esserts, Le Peu-Péquignot, Sous-les-Craux and Les Côtes.
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.
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