Rocourt, Jura
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| Coordinates: 47°23′N 06°57′E / 47.383°N 6.950°ECoordinates: 47°23′N 06°57′E / 47.383°N 6.950°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Porrentruy | |
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| • Mayor | Maire | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 156 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2907 | |
| SFOS number | 6803 | |
| Surrounded by | Grandfontaine, Fahy, Chevenez, Roche-d'Or | |
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Rocourt is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Rocourt is first mentioned in 1148 as Rocort.
Rocourt has an area of 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi). Of this area, 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi) or 59.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) or 36.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 30.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 20.8% is used for growing crops and 34.9% is pastures and 3.1% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located in the Porrentruy district. The village of Rocourt consists of two sections which are divided by the Porrentruy-Besançon road.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules billetty Or a Cross of the last.
Rocourt has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 156. As of 2008[update], 1.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 1.3%. Migration accounted for 2.6%, while births and deaths accounted for -2.6%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (130 or 91.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (11 or 7.7%) and Arabic is the third (1 or 0.7%).
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