Bernese Jura

This article describes the Bernese Jura as a region of the canton of Bern. For the administrative region of the same name or for the administrative district of the same name, see there.

Bernese Jura in the canton of Bern

The Bernese Jura ( French Jura bernois ) is a French-speaking part of the canton of Bern with around 52,000 inhabitants. The traditional capital is Moutier , the seat of the governor is in Courtelary . Geologically, the Bernese Jura belongs to the Folded Jura .

history

After the canton of Jura was separated from the canton of Bern in 1979, the Bernese Jura still consisted of the districts of Courtelary , Moutier and La Neuveville . As part of the cantonal reform of the decentralized administration, the three districts were merged into the Bernese Jura administrative district on January 1, 2010 . This is congruent with the administrative region of the same name .

There is a movement in favor of joining the Canton of Jura, which has so far been subject to referendums . The small municipality of Vellerat, however, which was geographically isolated from the rest of the Canton of Bern after the split of the Canton of Jura, was able to switch to the Canton of Jura in 1996 following a nationwide referendum. In a further regional vote on November 24, 2013, the Bernese Jura decided against the merger with the Canton of Jura with 71.8 percent.

Since 2006, the Bernese Jura has had a regional parliament , the Conseil du Jura bernois .

Government Council of the Canton of Bern

The Bernese Jura had two seats from 1950 and has had a guaranteed seat in the government council of the canton of Bern since 1978 . So far they have been taken by:

• 1938–1954 Georges Moeckli (SP)
• 1948–1966 Virgile Moine (FDP)
• 1954–1978 Henri Huber (SP)
• 1966–1978 Simon Kohler (FDP)
• 1978–1986 Henri-Louis Favre (FDP)
• 1978–1984 Henri Sommer (SP)
• 1986–1990: Benjamin Hofstetter (Free List)
• 1990-2006: Mario Annoni (FDP)
• 2006–2016: Philippe Perrenoud (SP)
• since 2016: Pierre Alain Schnegg (SVP)

languages

The Bernese Jura includes without exception all municipalities in the canton of Bern that are mostly French-speaking, as well as some mostly German-speaking municipalities. In the three small communities Seehof , Schelten and Mont-Tramelan (Bergtramlingen), the German language clearly outweighs French, with a proportion of speakers of over 70%. There is a two-thirds majority of German speakers in the former municipality of Châtelat (part of the municipality of Petit-Val since 2015 ) and the municipality of Rebévelier . There are also larger German-speaking minorities in Romont (Rothmund) and Prêles (Prägelz). In these two communities there are linguistic minorities of 30 to over 40%.

See also

• History of the Canton of Jura
• Administrative region of the Bernese Jura
• Bernese Jura administrative district
• Sangliers
• Béliers
• Law question

literature

• Alain Charpilloz: Irrland Jura. South Jurassic in conflict. Zytglogge, Gümligen 1977, ISBN 3-7296-0064-8 .
• Marcel Schwander : Jura - Switzerland's nuisance. Pharos-Verlag, Basel 1971.

Web links

• François Kohler, Bernard Voutat, Peter Gilg : Bernese Jura. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Bernese Jura Tourism
• mémreg / Regionales Gedächtnis: Internet portal for historical documents from the Biel, Seeland and Bernese Jura regions

Individual evidence

1. ^ Homepage of the Canton of Bern: Government Governor Office of the Bernese Jura. Accessed on November 30, 2013
2. ↑ State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern - 2013 voting results
3. ^ The Confederation: Bernese cantonal government is happy about no in the Bernese Jura
4. ↑ Emma Chatelain, Philippe Hebeisen: Government Council of the Canton of Bern , Lexikon des Jura, March 16, 2006 / November 25, 2011, accessed on March 30, 2014.
5. ^ Federal Statistical Office - Interactive statistical database. ( Memento of April 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved November 30, 2013