Saint-Ursanne

Former municipality in Jura, Switzerland

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Ursanne

47°22′N 7°09′E / 47.367°N 7.150°E / 47.367; 7.150CountrySwitzerlandCantonJuraDistrictPorrentruyArea

• Total1,146 km² (442 sq mi)Elevation

440 m (1,440 ft)Population

(2010-12-31)

• Total870 • Density0.76/km² (2.0/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)Postal code(s)

2882

SFOS number834ISO 3166 codeCH-JUSurrounded bySeleute, Ocourt, Montmelon, Asuel, Montenol, Saint-Brais, EpauvillersTwin townsLa Motte, Var (France)Websitewww.closdudoubs.ch
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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.

Fountain in the city centre 2018
Detail of the abbey 2022
Aerial view 1955

Notable people

Ursicinus of Saint-Ursanne (7th century), an Irish missionary and hermit, his supposed sarcophagus is preserved in St-Ursanne
Saint Wandregisel (c. 605–668 AD), a Frankish courtier, monk, and abbot; lived as a hermit in complete solitude at Saint-Ursanne
Lionel Régal (1975 – 2010 in Saint-Ursanne), a French hillclimbing racer, died in a crash in Saint-Ursanne
Cathérine Hug (born 1976), an art historian and curator, was brought up in Saint-Ursanne
Benjamin Conz (born 1991 in Saint-Ursanne), a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender

References

^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz. Ausgabe vom 3. Oktober 2008
^ "Les Médiévales, St-Ursanne". Canton of Jura Tourism. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ "Hill climb, Les Rangiers". Canton of Jura Tourism. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ Kelly, Peter (21 August 2014). "Ascend To The Green Heaven In St. Ursanne". Speedhunters. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Ursanne.

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