Le Cerneux-Godat
Origin of the name Le Cerneux-Godat
The origin of the name has not yet been explained.
Founding of Le Cerneux-Godat
The hamlet is part of the scattered settlement of the municipality of Les Bois, in the Franches-Montagnes district, near the French border. Its inhabitants twice tried without success to make it an independent municipality. Its history comes down to a few landmarks: the Borne d'Erguël boundary stone, an edge-tool workshop in the early 19th century, its school and, in the 20th century, a holiday camp of the municipality of Bassecourt. When and by whom Le Cerneux-Godat was founded is not known.[1][2]
History of Le Cerneux-Godat
1696. On 2 August, boundary act concerning the Borne d'Erguël at Le Cerneux-Godat.[2]
1809. An engineer reports on a request to open an edge-tool workshop (taillanderie) at Le Cerneux-Godat.[2]
1815. The inhabitants try without success to make Le Cerneux-Godat a municipality.[1]
1867. The communal assembly of Les Bois rejects a petition for a school at Le Cerneux-Godat.[2]
1871. A new attempt to form a municipality, also in vain.[1]
1874. Military occupation of Le Cerneux-Godat during the Kulturkampf.[2]
1886. On 6 November, inauguration of the hamlet's school.[2]
1895. Founding of the L'Avenir brass band, which joins the Fanfare des Bois in 1900.[2]
1906. The citizens' assembly approves a water supply for Le Boéchet, Les Prailats and Le Cerneux-Godat.[2]
1944. Building notice for a customs post. Tender for drinking water supply works.[2]
1958. On 7 June, inauguration of a new school. On 4 July the communal assembly of Bassecourt buys the old school to turn it into a holiday camp.[2]
1968. On 21 July, inauguration of the renovated Bassecourt holiday camp.[2]
2004. Project to connect the farms of Le Cerneux-Godat to the water network.[2]
Historic sites in Le Cerneux-Godat
Le Cerneux-Godat school. A first school was inaugurated in 1886. A new school, subsidised by the Bernese Grand Council, was inaugurated in 1958.[2]
Bassecourt holiday camp. The old school, bought in 1958 by the municipality of Bassecourt, was converted into a holiday camp, inaugurated after renovation in 1968.[2]
Remains in Le Cerneux-Godat
Borne d'Erguël. Boundary stone west of Le Cerneux-Godat, mentioned in a boundary act of 1696 and presented as a witness to the time of the prince-bishops of Basel.[2]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Bois, Les » (Claude Rebetez)
- Chronologie jurassienne (Denis Moine), « Cerneux-Godat, Les Bois »
- Statistique Jura, tableau JU-T.01.01.03, population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025
- Office fédéral de topographie swisstopo, map.geo.admin.ch
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