Saulcy

Saulcy village

Coat of arms

Saulcy

Location of Saulcy

Coordinates: 47°18′N 07°09′E / 47.300°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 47°18′N 07°09′E / 47.300°N 7.150°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Maire
René Cerf

Area

• Total

7.86 km² (3.03 sq mi)

Elevation

910 m (2,990 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

262

• Density

33/km² (86/sq mi)

Postal code

2873

SFOS number

6722

Surrounded by

Lajoux, Saint-Brais, Haute-Sorne, Rebévelier(BE)

Website

www.saulcy.ch
SFSO statistics

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

Saulcy is first mentioned in 1327 as Sacis.

Saulcy has an area of 7.86 km² (3.03 sq mi). Of this area, 3.67 km² (1.42 sq mi) or 46.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.98 km² (1.54 sq mi) or 50.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km² (0.10 sq mi) or 3.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 46.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 6.9% is used for growing crops and 22.8% is pastures and 16.8% is used for alpine pastures.

The municipality is located in the Delemont district. It consists of the village of Saulcy and the hamlet of La Racine.

The municipalities of Bassecourt, Boécourt, Courfaivre, Glovelier, Saulcy, Soulce and Undervelier are considering a merger on at a date in the future into the new municipality of Haute-Sorne.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or on a Base Vert a Ram Sable passant attired, langued and hoofed Gules, in front of a Willow of the second.

Saulcy has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 262. As of 2008^[update], 2.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -5.9%. Migration accounted for -7%, while births and deaths accounted for 1.1%.

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