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Also known as Haute-Sorne JU

Haute-Sorne (, ) is a 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.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Haute-Sorne
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.image_photo
Bassecourt Sorne.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption
Sorne river at Bassecourt
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Haute-Sorne COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Haute-Sorne Flag.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
6729
Swiss town.area
71.06
Swiss town.population
6786
Swiss town.populationof
2011
Swiss town.mayor_title
Maire
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Boécourt, Develier

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Haute-Sorne
Official language
French
Population
6987
Area
71.04
Elevation
477
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Saulcy
Official website
www.haute-sorne.ch
Image
Bassecourt Sorne.jpg
Dialing code
032
Licence plate code
JU
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postal code
2854
inception
2013-01-01
Commons category
Haute-Sorne
topic's main category
Category:Haute-Sorne
external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6729
native label
Haute-Sorne
replaces
Courfaivre
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Historic Population
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Sights
  • Transportation
  • References

Haute-Sorne (, ) is a 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. Courfaivre is first mentioned in 1147 as Curfavro. Glovelier is first mentioned in 1139 as Lolenviler. Soulce is first mentioned in 1148 as Sulza. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Sulz, however, that name is no longer used. Undervelier is first mentioned in 1179 as Undreviller. The municipality was formerly known by its unknown name Underswiler, however, that name is no longer used.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haute-Sorne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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