Bassecourt

Bassecourt
Sorne river at Bassecourt
Sorne river at Bassecourt
Coat of arms of Bassecourt
Location of Bassecourt
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Bassecourt is located in Switzerland
Bassecourt
Bassecourt
Bassecourt is located in Canton of Jura
Bassecourt
Bassecourt
Coordinates: 47°21′N 07°14′E / 47.350°N 7.233°E / 47.350; 7.233
CountrySwitzerland
CantonJura
DistrictDelémont
Government
 • MayorFrançoise Cattin
Area
 • Total15.57 km2 (6.01 sq mi)
Elevation
477 m (1,565 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,439
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
DemonymLes Patas
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2854
SFOS number461
ISO 3166 codeCH-JU
LocalitiesBerlincourt
Surrounded byGlovelier, Boécourt, Develier, Courfaivre, Undervelier.
Websitewww.bassecourt.ch
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Bassecourt is a former 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.[1]

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived May 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013