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Bassecourt
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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.
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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
- 3439
- Swiss town.populationof
- 2011
- Swiss town.website
- www.bassecourt.ch
- Swiss town.mayor
- Françoise Cattin
- Swiss town.places
- Berlincourt
- Swiss town.demonym
- Les Patas
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Transport
- Education
- Notable personalities
- References
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bassecourt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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