Corcelles BE

BE is the abbreviation for the canton of Bern in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Corcelles .

Corcelles
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Bernese Jura
BFS no. :	0687
Postal code :	2747
Coordinates :	601234  /  237169 coordinates: 47 ° 17 '7 "  N , 7 ° 27' 18"  O ; CH1903:  601234  /  237169
Height :	655  m above sea level M.
Height range :	637–1239 m above sea level M.
Area :	6.79  km²
Residents:	205 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	30 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.corcelles-be.ch
village street
Location of the municipality

Corcelles is a municipality in the Bernese Jura administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

geography

Aerial photo (1955)

Corcelles lies at 655  m above sea level. M. , 6 km east of Moutier (air line). The former street line village extends in the chain Jura , in the Cornet , the eastern part of the Juraängstal of Moutier, which also bears the name Grand Val . Corcelles lies at the foot of a small pass called La Hauteur ( 795  m above sea level ), which connects Crémines with Vermes in the canton of Jura.

The area of ​​the 6.8 km² municipal area comprises the easternmost section of the Grand Val, which is bordered in the north by Mont Raimeux . The area extends in the north over the densely wooded steep slope Le Beucle to the plateau of Mont Raimeux (up to 1143  m above sea level ), which has typical high Jura meadows with large spruce trees standing individually or in groups . The southeastern boundary forms the Jura mountains La Haute Joux , on the with 1240  m above sea level. M. the highest point of Corcelles is reached. In the far east, the municipality extends over a saddle into the catchment area of ​​the Gabiare stream , a tributary of the Scheltenbach ( La Scheulte in French ). In Corcelles, the Gore Virat stream , which has carved an erosion valley into the southern flank of Mont Raimeux, flows into the Gaibiat from the north . This stream drains the area to the west into the Raus and thus to the Birs . In 1997, 2% of the municipal area was in settlements, 57% in forests and woodlands, 40% in agriculture and a little less than 1% was unproductive land.

Corcelles includes the Raimeux de Corcelles farm settlement ( 1115  m above sea level ) on the high plateau of Mont Raimeux as well as several individual farms. Neighboring municipalities of Corcelles are Crémines and Seehof in the canton of Bern, Vermes in the canton of Jura and Gänsbrunnen in the canton of Solothurn .

population

Corcelles train station

With 205 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) Corcelles is one of the small communities in the Bernese Jura . 84.4% of the residents are French-speaking and 15.1% German-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Corcelles was 180 in 1850 and 187 in 1900. In the course of the 20th century it always shuttled between 180 and 220 people.

politics

The voting shares of the parties at the 2015 National Council election were: SVP 49.8%, EDU 20.7%, EPP 9.6%, SP 8.5%, FDP 4.5%, GPS 1.8%, Philipp Jutzi 1, 6%, glp 1.5%, BDP 1.5%, CVP 0.6%.

economy

Corcelles is still an agricultural village with dairy farming , cattle breeding and some arable and fruit growing in the lower elevations. In the last few decades Corcelles has developed more and more into a residential community. Outside the primary sector there are only a few jobs in the village. Many workers are commuters and work in Moutier. Iron ore was mined near Corcelles in the 19th century, smelting mainly took place in Ludwig Von Roll's blast furnaces in Gänsbrunnen, but there were also small smelting furnaces in town.

traffic

The community is located away from the larger thoroughfares, but can be easily reached from the main road Moutier - Balsthal . On August 1, 1908, the Solothurn – Moutier line of the Solothurn-Münster Railway was opened from Moutier through the Weissenstein tunnel to Solothurn . This route curves into the Corcelles valley, thus connecting the municipality to the public transport network.

history

Viaduct at the entrance to the village

The village was first mentioned in writing in 1181 as Corcellis . The place name goes back to the Latin word corticella ( small courtyard ). The village was probably founded by German-speaking farmers. It was under the Moutier-Grandval provost until the end of the 18th century . From 1797 to 1815 Corcelles belonged to France and was initially part of the Mont-Terrible department , which was linked to the Haut-Rhin department in 1800 . By the decision of the Congress of Vienna , the place came to the canton of Bern to the district of Moutier in 1815 . Since 1967 there has been a communal cooperation between the Cornet communities regarding water supply, wastewater treatment and primary school.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Corcelles

In the town center there are still some characteristic farmhouses from the early 17th century. The hammer forge, built in 1791, was extensively renovated and converted into a museum from 1987 to 1993. Corcelles does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish of Grandval . A hiking trail leads through the impressive Gore Virat gorge on the Raimeux de Crémines.

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  Hammer forge

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  Hammersmith's camshaft

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  Hiking trail through the Gore-Virat gorge

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  Entrance under the viaduct

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  L'Etrier d'Argent restaurant

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  Typical residential building

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  school

Web links

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

• François Wisard: Corcelles (BE). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent resident population from STAT-TAB of the BfS , municipalities see also regional portraits 2020 on bfs.admin.ch, accessed on May 29, 2020
2. ↑ Results of the Corcelles municipality. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 18, 2015, accessed on April 19, 2016 .