Mettembert

Mettembert
Coat of arms
Mettembert
Location of Mettembert
Coordinates: 47°24′N 07°19′E / 47.400°N 7.317°E / 47.400; 7.317Coordinates: 47°24′N 07°19′E / 47.400°N 7.317°E / 47.400; 7.317
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Jura
District	Delémont
Government
• Mayor	Maire
Area
• Total	2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	107
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code	2806
SFOS number	6716
Surrounded by	Delémont, Pleigne, Movelier, Soyhières
Website	website missing SFSO statistics

Mettembert is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

Mettembert is first mentioned in 1170 as Mettenbere. In 1208 it was mentioned as Mettenberg. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Mittemberg, however, that name is no longer used. Until 1 January 1984 it was officially known as Mettemberg.

Mettembert has an area of 2.32 km² (0.90 sq mi). Of this area, 0.93 km² (0.36 sq mi) or 40.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.24 km² (0.48 sq mi) or 53.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.18 km² (0.069 sq mi) or 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 51.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.2% is used for growing crops and 10.8% is pastures and 11.6% is used for alpine pastures.

The municipality is located in the Delemont district, on the exposed side of a small valley north-west of Delemont.

The municipalities of Bourrignon, Châtillon, Courrendlin, Courtételle, Delémont, Develier, Ederswiler, Mettembert, Movelier, Pleigne, Rebeuvelier, Rossemaison and Vellerat are considering a merger on at a date in the future into the new municipality with an, as of 2011^[update], undetermined name.