La Baroche
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La Baroche | |
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 Charmoille village church in La Baroche | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Baroche  | |
  La Baroche  La Baroche | |
| Coordinates: 47°25′N 07°10′E / 47.417°N 7.167°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Jura |
| District | Porrentruy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maire |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 479 m (1,572 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,162 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2946 |
| SFOS number | 6810 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-JU |
| Localities | Asuel, Charmoille, Fregiécourt, Miécourt, Pleujouse |
| Website | baroche SFSO statistics |
La Baroche (French pronunciation: [la baʁɔʃ]) is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It was founded at January 1, 2009 by the former municipalities of Asuel, Charmoille, Fregiécourt, Miécourt and Pleujouse.[3]
Geography
La Baroche has an area of 31.07 km2 (12.00 sq mi).[9] Of this area, 15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi) or 49.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 14.18 km2 (5.47 sq mi) or 45.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi) or 5.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.[10]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 43.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 22.3% is used for growing crops and 21.6% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops and 2.8% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.[10]
Demographics
La Baroche has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 1,135.[11] As of 2010[update], 5.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[12] Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -2.9%. Migration accounted for -2.5%, while births and deaths accounted for -0.3%.[13]
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (90.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (8.1%) and Italian is the third (0.8%).[13]
As of 2008[update], the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The population was made up of 550 Swiss men (46.1% of the population) and 33 (2.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 573 Swiss women (48.1%) and 36 (3.0%) non-Swiss women.[12] As of 2000[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 54.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 22%.[13]
As of 2009[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 1.7 new units per 1000 residents.[13] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010[update], was 0.51%.[13]
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[14]
Heritage sites of national significance
The castle ruins and abandoned village at Asuel Castle and the farm house at Grand-Rue No 101 in Miécourt are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire village of Miécourt and the Pleujouse area are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[15]
