Rebeuvelier

Fountain in Rebeuvelier village

Coat of arms

Rebeuvelier

Location of Rebeuvelier

Coordinates: 47°20′N 07°25′E / 47.333°N 7.417°ECoordinates: 47°20′N 07°25′E / 47.333°N 7.417°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Maire

Area

• Total

8.41 km² (3.25 sq mi)

Elevation

664 m (2,178 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

396

• Density

47/km² (120/sq mi)

Postal code

2832

SFOS number

6720

Surrounded by

Courrendlin, Courroux, Vicques, Vermes, Grandval (BE), Roches (BE)

Website

http://www.rebeuvelier.ch
SFSO statistics

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

Rebeuvelier is first mentioned in 1148 as Rebonvillier. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Rippertswiler, however, that name is no longer used.

Rebeuvelier has an area of 8.41 km² (3.25 sq mi). Of this area, 4.04 km² (1.56 sq mi) or 48.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.13 km² (1.59 sq mi) or 49.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km² (0.10 sq mi) or 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. Out of the forested land, 46.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 11.1% is used for growing crops and 18.3% is pastures and 18.5% is used for alpine pastures.

The municipality is located in the Delemont district, east of the Delemont-Moutier road. The municipal area includes the highest point in the Canton of Jura, the peak of Mont Raimeux (1,303 m [4,275 ft]).

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.

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