Saint-Ursanne

Saint-Ursanne
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Saint-Ursanne
Location of Saint-Ursanne
Coordinates: 47°22′N 7°09′E / 47.367°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 47°22′N 7°09′E / 47.367°N 7.150°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Jura
District	Porrentruy
Area
• Total	11.46 km^2 (4.42 sq mi)
Elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
• Total	730
• Density	64/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Postal code	2882
SFOS number	6804
Surrounded by	Seleute, Ocourt, Montmelon, Asuel, Montenol, Saint-Brais, Epauvillers
Twin towns	La Motte, Var (France)
Website	www.jura.ch/st-ursanne SFSO statistics

Saint-Ursanne is an old town and a former municipality of the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura, Switzerland which has preserved much of its medieval character. The town contains many historical buildings, including a Romanesque abbey church, a collegiate church, a cloister, many medieval houses, a hermitage and an 18th-century bridge. The river Doubs makes a loop near Saint-Ursanne before flowing into France. Since 2009 Saint-Ursanne has been a part of the new municipality Clos du Doubs.^[1]

The town is famous for the medieval festival which it organizes each summer,^[2] and for the annual St-Ursanne - Les Rangiers International Hill Climb in August.^[3][4]

Its name refers to Saint Ursicinus, a seventh-century monk who built a monastery here.

References

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz. Ausgabe vom 3. Oktober 2008
2. "Les Médiévales, St-Ursanne". Canton of Jura Tourism. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
3. "Hill climb, Les Rangiers". Canton of Jura Tourism. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
4. Kelly, Peter. "Ascend To The Green Heaven In St. Ursanne". Speedhunters. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

External links

• Events and Culture program in St-Ursanne
• "Saint-Ursanne La Fantastique !" a fantasy fair for Summer 2011, with the collaboration of the illustrator Grzegorz Rosinski