Coeuve

Coeuve
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Law (JU)
District :	Porrentruy
BFS no. :	6781
Postal code :	2932
Coordinates :	574 360  /  255987 coordinates: 47 ° 27 '15 "  N , 7 ° 5' 55"  O ; CH1903:  574.36 thousand  /  255987
Height :	432  m above sea level M.
Height range :	425–553 m above sea level M.
Area :	11.62  km²
Residents:	734 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	63 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.coeuve.ch
Coeuve
Location of the municipality

Coeuve is a municipality in the Porrentruy district in the canton of Jura in Switzerland . The former German names Kuef and Kufen are no longer used today.

geography

Coeuve is 432  m above sea level. M. , 5 km north-northeast of the district capital Porrentruy (air line). The farming village extends in the central Ajoie (German Elsgau ), in the broad basin of the Coeuvatte stream , which rises in the village.

The area of ​​the 11.6 km² large municipal area includes the upper part of the Coeuvatte valley, which is deepened into the gently undulating table Jura plateau of the Ajoie. To the east, the community area extends to the height of Charme (up to 500  m above sea level ). In the western part of the municipality are the Montorbé , Corbété and Bois de Sapins forests . In the latter is at 553  m above sea level. M. the highest point in the municipality. The area is drained from the Coeuvatte to the Allaine . In 1997, 4% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 38% for forests and trees and 58% for agriculture.

The hamlet of Sur le Mont , 536  m above sea level, belongs to Coeuve . M. on the ridge between the Allaine and the Coeuvatte valley, as well as several individual farms. Neighboring municipalities to Coeuve are Porrentruy , Courchavon , Basse-Allaine , Damphreux , Vendlincourt and Alle .

population

With 734 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Coeuve is one of the medium-sized communities in the canton of Jura. 95.3% of the residents are French-speaking, 2.8% German-speaking and 0.8% Portuguese-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Coeuve was 630 in 1850 and 757 in 1900. Thereafter the population decreased to 557 people by 1990. Since then, there has been a slight increase again.

economy

Thanks to the fertile soils in the area, Coeuve is still heavily agricultural . Since there are only relatively few jobs in local small businesses outside of the primary sector, many workers are commuters; these work mainly in the Porrentruy region.

traffic

The municipality is located on a regional road that leads from Porrentruy through Coeuve to France . Coeuve is connected to public transport through a postbus course that runs from Porrentruy to Beurnevésin .

history

The discovery of around 600 Roman silver coins from the 3rd century AD in the municipality of Cras Roquet is evidence of settlement as early as Roman times. The village is first mentioned as Cova in 1136 . Coeuve shared the checkered history of Ajoie, which first came to the Duchy of Basel in 1271 . In the 16th century it became the capital of one of the five dairy farms ( mairies ) in the Ajoie. During the unrest from 1730 to 1740, the villagers revolted against the prince-bishop's authorities. From 1793 to 1815 Coeuve belonged to France and was initially part of the Département du Mont-Terrible , from 1800 it was linked to the Département Haut-Rhin . By decision of the Congress of Vienna , the place came to the canton of Bern in 1815 and on January 1, 1979 to the newly founded canton of Jura.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Coeuve

The village developed on the axis running across the Coeuvatte valley between the church and the castle. The parish church of Saint-Jean-devant-la-Porte-Latine was rebuilt in 1825, incorporating the mighty ashlar tower of the previous building from the 13th and 14th centuries. The church windows are in the Gothic style, while the glass panes are from 1946. The castle, whose origins go back to the 16th century, is now an agricultural estate. A special feature of Coeuve is the 18th century wash house, which stands at the source of the Coeuvatte and was added to the list of historical monuments in 1973.

gallery

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  Parish church

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  lock

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  Wash house with well

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  school

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  Parish hall

Web links

Commons : Coeuve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Coeuve
• Information about Coeuve
• Dominique Prongué: Coeuve. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .