Loveresse

Loveresse
Loveresse village (center) and surrounding municipalities
Coat of arms
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Location of Loveresse
Coordinates: 47°15′N 7°14′E / 47.250°N 7.233°E / 47.250; 7.233Coordinates: 47°15′N 7°14′E / 47.250°N 7.233°E / 47.250; 7.233
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Jura bernois
Government
• Mayor	Maire
Area
• Total	4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Elevation	761 m (2,497 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	322
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code	2732
SFOS number	0696
Surrounded by	Reconvilier, Saules, Souboz, Pontenet, Malleray
Website	www.loveresse.ch SFSO statistics

Loveresse is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).

Loveresse is first mentioned in 1148 as de Loveresce though this document is probably a late 12th-century forgery. In 1225 it was mentioned as Loverasse.

In the 12th century both Bellelay Abbey and the college of canons of Moutier-Grandval Abbey owned lands or rights in Loveresse. During the second half of the 13th century, Bellelay Abbey expanded their holdings in the village and became the main landowner there. In 1404 the Prince-Bishop of Basel granted extensive rights to Loveresse in a bid to attract settlers. The village church was part of the parish of Tavannes-Chaindon. When the parish converted to the new faith of the Protestant Reformation, Loveresse also converted. It remained part of the parish until 1928 when it joined the Reconvilier parish.

By the beginning of the Early Modern era, the village was owned by the provost of Moutier-Grandval. After the 1797 French victory and the Treaty of Campo Formio, Loveresse became part of the French Département of Mont-Terrible. Three years later, in 1800 it became part of the Département of Haut-Rhin. After Napoleon's defeat and the Congress of Vienna, Loveresse was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815.