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Berlincourt

Canton of Jura · District: Delémont · No published figure for the locality; the municipality of Haute-Sorne has 7'532 inhabitants (31.12.2025)
Part of the municipality of Haute-Sorne
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Origin of the name Berlincourt

The name appears in 1303 in the form « Burlincort ». Where does the name come from? That is still unknown.[1]

Founding of Berlincourt

Who founded Berlincourt is not known. The hamlet is first attested in 1303. Under the Ancien Régime its mill belonged to Bellelay Abbey, and the road from Berlincourt to Undervelier served the forges of the area. The hamlet was part of the municipality of Bassecourt. Today it lies in that of Haute-Sorne.[1][2]

History of Berlincourt

1303. Old form « Burlincort ». The same year Henri de Berlincourt sells a piece of land to Lambert, parish priest of Boncourt.[1][2]

1561. Fief record of Bellelay Abbey concerning Berlincourt.[2]

1613-1635. Bellelay Abbey leases out the Berlincourt mill several times.[2]

1755. Rural regulations of the community of Berlincourt.[2]

1765. Contract for rebuilding the road between the forges of Undervelier and Berlincourt.[2]

1773. Exchange of property between Prince-Bishop Simon Nikolaus von Montjoie and Bellelay Abbey, covering among other things the water rights of the Berlincourt mill.[2]

1785. Contract for a schoolmaster.[2]

1843-1844. Construction of the school.[2]

1845. The Berlincourt mill, wire-drawing works and pin factory are put up for sale.[2]

1904. The village is connected to the electricity network.[2]

1926. First postal bus service Glovelier-Berlincourt-Soulce on 1 July, replacing the stagecoaches.[2]

1957-1958. In 1957 the parish assembly decides to build a chapel, which is consecrated on 7 April 1958.[2]

2005. Fire at the former post office.[2]

Historic sites in Berlincourt

Berlincourt chapel. Chapel decided on by the parish assembly in 1957 and consecrated in 1958. It is known for its stained glass windows by the painter Maurice Estève.[2]

Old mill. Mill owned by Bellelay Abbey, leased out several times in the 17th century. In 1845 the mill, a wire-drawing works and a pin factory are put up for sale.[2]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Bassecourt » (François Kohler), version remaniée du 02.07.2020
  2. Chronologie jurassienne, « Berlincourt »
  3. Statistique Jura, tableau JU-T.01.01.03, population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025
  4. geo.admin.ch (swisstopo), recherche de lieux « Berlincourt »

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