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Goumois

Canton of Jura · District: Franches-Montagnes · 82 inhabitants (2008, former municipality of Goumois, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Saignelégier
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Origin of the name Goumois

The place first appears in 1177, as « Gamoensis ecclesia » (the church of Goumois). The origin of the name is not explained. Swiss Goumois should not be confused with the French village of the same name on the other bank of the Doubs.[1][2]

Founding of Goumois

Neither the founder of Goumois nor the circumstances of its creation are known. The village first appears through its church. On the bank of the Doubs, it belonged first to the priory of Lanthenans, then passed to the Count of Montbéliard and to the lordship of Franquemont. A border rectification treaty between France and the Prince-Bishopric of Basel, ratified at Versailles on 11 July 1780, put the border on the Doubs and split the village in two: the church stayed on the French side, the school on the Swiss side.[1][2]

History of Goumois

1177. First mention: « Gamoensis ecclesia ».[1][2]

1247. The village, except for the church, is ceded to the Count of Montbéliard.[1]

1304. Goumois passes to the lord of Montfaucon, founder of the lordship of Franquemont.[1]

1601. Montbéliard imposes Lutheranism on the parish.[1]

1658. Return to Catholicism, after recognition of the Bishop of Basel's suzerainty over Franquemont.[1]

1780. End of the lordship of Franquemont. A border rectification treaty between France and the Prince-Bishopric of Basel, ratified at Versailles on 11 July, sets the border separating the two Goumois.[1][2]

1783. The Swiss part of Goumois is attached to the new parish of Les Pommerats.[1]

1792-1793. Goumois belongs to the Rauracian Republic.[1]

1830. The inhabitants are allowed to worship in French Goumois, where the church stands.

19th century-1968. The hamlets of Belfond and Vautenaivre form sections of the municipality.[1]

2009. On 1 January, Goumois merges with Saignelégier and Les Pommerats into the municipality of Saignelégier.[1]

Population of Goumois

Sources and references: [1][2]

Population of Goumois
1818174
1850262
1900228
1950156
1980103
2000158
200882

Historic sites in Goumois

The Doubs border. Since the treaty of 1780, the Doubs has separated Swiss Goumois from French Goumois. The church stands on the French side. The school was on the Swiss side.[2]

Hamlets of Belfond and Vautenaivre. Hamlets of the former municipality, which formed sections of it from the 19th century until 1968.[1]

Banks of the Doubs. The area is now visited for canoeing, fishing and hiking.

Ruins of Franquemont Castle. Medieval ruins of Franquemont Castle, which gave its name to the lordship to which Goumois belonged from 1304 to 1780. Cultural property of regional significance (federal PCP inventory), in the municipality of Saignelégier.[3]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Goumois » (Claude Rebetez), version du 13.07.2020
  2. Denis Moine, Chronologie jurassienne, « Goumois »
  3. Office fédéral de la protection de la population (OFPP), Inventaire PBC, liste cantonale du canton du Jura (état au 1.1.2026)
  4. République et Canton du Jura, Gouvernement, message au Parlement relatif à la révision de la législation en matière de fusion de communes (30 mars 2011)
  5. geo.admin.ch (swisstopo), recherche de lieux « Goumois »

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