Mormont
Origin of the name Mormont
Neither the origin of the name Mormont (Jura) nor the date of its first written mention is known.
Founding of Mormont
Nobody knows who founded Mormont or when. In the 14th century the Châtelvouhay family held Courchavon and Mormont in fief from the bishop of Basel. The hamlet has always formed a single community with the neighbouring village of Courchavon, which appears in 1740 as the community of Courchavon-Mormont. Mormont is now part of the municipality of Courchavon.[1][2]
History of Mormont
14th century. The Châtelvouhay family holds Courchavon and Mormont in fief from the bishop of Basel.[1]
Ancien Régime. Together with Courchavon, Mormont belongs to the mairie of Courtedoux in the Prince-Bishopric of Basel.[1][2]
1740. On 21 February the community of Courchavon-Mormont submits to Prince-Bishop Jacques-Sigismond de Reinach during the unrest of 1730-1740.[2]
1757. On 29 November Prince-Bishop Joseph-Guillaume Rinck de Baldenstein orders the boundaries of the villages of Courchavon and Mormont to be fixed and marked. The survey of the territory continues in 1758.[2]
1783. On 1 March Prince-Bishop Joseph-Sigismond de Roggenbach forbids private individuals of Courchavon and Mormont to sell wood.[2]
1839. The municipal assembly deliberates on funding the construction of a school in Mormont, subsidised on 8 November by the Bernese Department of Education.[2]
1847. On 27 June the burghers' assembly discusses building a water reservoir for Mormont.[2]
1905. On 13 February the Bernese Grand Council votes a credit of 14'000 francs for the Courchavon-Mormont road, put out for public notice in 1904.[2]
1908. On 10 May running water is installed in Mormont and the Les Comprenez spring is acquired.[2]
1971. On 9 July the municipal assembly adopts the principle of merging the schools.[2]
1974. On 26 May the parish assembly decides to build a chapel in Mormont.[2]
1975-1976. The chapel of Mormont is built.[1]
2012. On 5 July the municipal assembly decides to sell the former school of Mormont.[2]
Historic sites in Mormont
Hamlet of Mormont. Hamlet of the municipality of Courchavon, in the Ajoie, west of the village of Courchavon.[1]
Chapel of Mormont. The hamlet's chapel, decided by the parish assembly in 1974 and built in 1975-1976. New bells were funded in 1977.[1][2]
Former school. School opened in the 19th century with a Bernese subsidy of 1839. The building was sold by the municipality in 2012.[2]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Courchavon » (Dominique Prongué), version du 14.05.2020 (lu dans la version allemande)
- Denis Moine, Chronologie jurassienne, « Courchavon »
- Statistique Jura, tableau JU-T.01.01.03, population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025
- geo.admin.ch (swisstopo), recherche de lieux « Mormont »
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