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] Additionally, the town is famous for the medieval festival which it organizes each summer.

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

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