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Bassecourt
Sign in to saveBassecourt (; Frainc-Comtou: Baîchecouét) is a former municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bassecourt, Courfaivre, Glovelier, Soulce and Undervelier merged to form the new municipality of Haute-Sorne.
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Place details
- Locality
- Boécourt
- Region
- Jura
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 3,305
- Timezone
- Europe/Zurich
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Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Bassecourt
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Bassecourt Sorne.jpg
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Sorne river at Bassecourt
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Bassecourt-coat of arms.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Jura
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-JU
- Swiss town.district
- Delémont
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 2854
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6701
- Swiss town.area
- 15.57
- Swiss town.elevation
- 477
- Swiss town.population
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Haute-Sorne
- Area
- +15.57
- Elevation
- +477
- Official website
- www.bassecourt.ch
- Image
- Bassecourt Sorne.jpg
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- P1366
- Haute-Sorne
- P8168
- José María Urbina
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Transport
- Education
- Notable personalities
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Bassecourt (; Frainc-Comtou: Baîchecouét) is a former municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bassecourt, Courfaivre, Glovelier, Soulce and Undervelier merged to form the new municipality of Haute-Sorne.
==History== Bassecourt is first mentioned in 1160 as Baressicort. In 1184 it was first mentioned by its German name, Altdorf. The hamlet of Berlincourt was first mentioned in 1303 as Burlincort.