Subject Name: | Saint-Ursanne |
Municipality Type: | former |
Imagepath Coa: | StUrsanne Wappen.svg |
Canton: | Jura |
Iso-Code-Region: | CH-JU |
District: | Porrentruy |
Coordinates: | 47.3667°N 16°W |
Postal Code: | 2882 |
Municipality Code: | 6804 |
Area: | 11.46 |
Elevation: | 440 |
Population: | 730 |
Populationof: | December 2003 |
Popofyear: | 2003 |
Website: | www.closdudoubs.ch |
Neighboring Municipalities: | Seleute, Ocourt, Montmelon, Asuel, Montenol, Saint-Brais, Epauvillers |
Twintowns: | La Motte, Var (France) |
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] An active railway station is located above the town, to the east.
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.
It is important to note that this town received an award as being one of the "best tourism villages" worldwide by UNWTO.