Montfavergier

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Law (JU)

District :

Franches-Montagnes

Municipal municipality :

Montfaucon

Postal code :

2874

former BFS no. :

6752

Coordinates :

573 765 / 240054 coordinates: 47 ° 18 '39 " N , 7 ° 5' 30" O ; CH1903: 573765 / 240054

Height :

801 m above sea level M.

Area :

3.45 km²

Residents:

38 (December 31, 2007)

Population density :

11 inhabitants per km²

map

Parish before the merger on January 1st, 2009

Until December 31, 2008, Montfavergier was a municipality in the Franches-Montagnes district of the canton of Jura in Switzerland .

Effective January 1, 2009, it merged with Montfaucon to form the municipality of Montfaucon.

geography

Montfavergier is 801 m above sea level. M. , nine kilometers northeast of the district capital Saignelégier ( linear distance ). The farm village extends on a terrace of the southern side of the valley of the Doubs , about 350 m above the valley on the north west edge of the Freiberge (French Freiberge ).

The area of the 3.5 km² former municipal area covers a section of the upper right valley slope of the Doubs. The slope is partly covered with forest, on the less steeply sloping areas there are meadows and pastures. To the south, the municipality extended over the Jura height of Les Sairains , which is 1030 m above sea level. M. represented the highest point of Montfavergier, with the exception of the adjoining areas of the Plateaujura to the south. In 1997, 2% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 44% by forests and woodlands and 54% by agriculture.

The hamlet of Les Sairains ( 940 m above sea level ) on the Jura ridge south of the Doubstal and several individual farms belonged to Montfavergier . Neighboring municipalities to Montfavergier were Soubey , Epiquerez , Saint-Brais , Montfaucon and Les Enfers .

population

With 38 inhabitants (at the end of 2007), Montfavergier was the smallest municipality in the canton of Jura. Of the 38 residents, 33 (86.7%) speak French and 5 (13.3%) speak German (as of 2000). The population of Montfavergier was 181 in 1870. Since then, the number of inhabitants has decreased by around 80% due to strong emigration.

economy

Montfavergier is a strongly agricultural village with dairy farming and cattle breeding . There are no jobs in the village outside the primary sector. Employees who do not work in agriculture therefore have to accept longer commutes. In addition, the canton of Jura has the highest tax rate in Switzerland in terms of fiscal policy.

traffic

Road through Montfavergier

The former municipality is located north of the main road from Delémont to La Chaux-de-Fonds and can be reached via an approximately 2 km long spur road. Montfavergier is not connected to public transport.

history

The village is first mentioned in 1338 as Mons fabrorum , which is derived from the Latin word faber ( blacksmith , in French forgeron ). It belonged to the dominion of Freiberge, which was subordinate to the Principality of Basel . From 1793 to 1815 Montfavergier 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. Montfavergier does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish of Saint-Brais . On June 12, 2007, those eligible to vote from Montfavergier voted with a narrow majority (10 yes versus 9 no) for the merger with Montfaucon, which is to become legally effective on January 1, 2009.

Web links

Claude Rebetez: Montfavergier. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .