Soyhières

Soyhières
Coat of arms
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Location of Soyhières
Coordinates: 47°24′N 07°22′E / 47.400°N 7.367°E / 47.400; 7.367Coordinates: 47°24′N 07°22′E / 47.400°N 7.367°E / 47.400; 7.367
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Jura
District	Delémont
Government
• Mayor	Maire M. César Henzelin
Area
• Total	7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation	402 m (1,319 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	487
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Postal code	2805
SFOS number	6724
Surrounded by	Courroux, Delémont, Mettembert, Movelier, Roggenburg(BL), Liesberg(BL)
Website	www.soyhieres.ch SFSO statistics

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

Soyhières is first mentioned in 1102 as Sougere. In 1136 it was mentioned as Sohires and in 1212 as Sogron. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Saugern; however, that name is no longer used.

Soyhières has an area of 7.5 km² (2.90 sq mi). Of this area, 2.25 km² (0.87 sq mi) or 30.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.63 km² (1.79 sq mi) or 61.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.56 km² (0.22 sq mi) or 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km² (12 acres) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.2% of the area Out of the forested land, 58.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 10.9% is used for growing crops and 6.1% is pastures and 12.1% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.3% is in lakes and 0.4% is in rivers and streams.

The municipality is located in the Delemont district, on the banks of the Birs river. It consists of the village of Soyhières on the left bank of the Birs and the hamlet of Les Riedes-Dessus on the right.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Quartered Gules a Hare salient Argent and Azure a Wing sinister of the second.

Soyhières has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 487. As of 2008^[update], 15.3% 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 -4.7%, while births and deaths accounted for 2%.