Montenol
Origin of the name Montenol
The first mention, as « Montenot », dates from 1173 (or 1137). The name may derive from a contraction of « mont » (mountain) and the Germanic personal name « Taginald ».[1][2]
Founding of Montenol
Neither the date nor the founder of Montenol is known. Its territory was part of the courtine of the chapter of Saint-Ursanne, divided into four colonges to be cleared and then farmed: the hamlet thus grew out of the chapter's development of this land. It belonged to the provostry of Saint-Ursanne, a bailiwick of the Bishopric of Basel, and always depended on the parish of Saint-Ursanne. A mixed municipality from 1836 and part of the canton of Jura from 1979, Montenol is now part of the municipality of Clos du Doubs (merger of 1 January 2009).[1][2]
History of Montenol
12th century. First mention, as « Montenot », in 1173 (or 1137).[1][2]
Middle Ages. The territory is part of the courtine of the chapter of Saint-Ursanne, divided into four colonges to be cleared and then farmed. It belongs to the provostry of Saint-Ursanne.[1]
1792-1813. Montenol belongs to the French departments of Mont-Terrible, then Haut-Rhin.[1]
1815-1978. The village belongs to the canton of Bern (bailiwick, then Porrentruy district).[1]
1817. Construction of a chapel dedicated to Saint Anne.[1][2]
1821. A fire destroys part of the village, perhaps almost all of it.[1][2]
1836. Montenol becomes a mixed municipality.[1][2]
1881. The chapel is rededicated to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.[1][2]
1979. Montenol joins the new canton of Jura.
2009. On 1 January, Montenol merges with Epauvillers, Epiquerez, Montmelon, Ocourt, Saint-Ursanne and Seleute to form the municipality of Clos du Doubs.[1][2]
Population of Montenol
Sources and references: [1][2]
| 1818 | 64 |
| 1850 | 80 |
| 1860 | 103 |
| 1900 | 59 |
| 1950 | 75 |
| 1990 | 53 |
| 2000 | 85 |
| 2008 | 88 |
Historic sites in Montenol
Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. Chapel built in 1817 and dedicated to Saint Anne, rededicated to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes in 1881. The village nevertheless belongs to the parish of Saint-Ursanne.[1][2]
Village street. About ten houses lined up on the crest of the Clos du Doubs anticline. The village had kept its rural character at the start of the 21st century. The hamlet is described in the Federal Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS), which notes its exceptional situation on the crest.[1][2]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Montenol » (Dominique Prongué), version du 18.05.2020
- Office fédéral de la culture, Inventaire fédéral des sites construits à protéger en Suisse (ISOS), « Montenol », 2e version, 04.2008 (photos 2009)
- 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)
- geo.admin.ch (swisstopo), recherche de lieux « Montenol »
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