Cortébert
Encyclopedia
Cortébert is a municipality
in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura
(Jura Bernois). It has a population (as of ) of .
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. 42.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 13.3% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is pastures and 26.8% is used for alpine pastures.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Bern in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura
Bernese Jura
Bernese Jura is the name for the French-speaking area of the Swiss canton of Bern, and from 2010 one of five administrative divisions of the canton....
(Jura Bernois). It has a population (as of ) of .
Geography
Cortébert has an area, , of 14.78 km² (5.7 sq mi). Of this area, 7.28 km² (2.8 sq mi) or 49.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.05 km² (2.7 sq mi) or 47.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.47 km² (0.181468014538491 sq mi) or 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km² (4.9 acre) or 0.1% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. 42.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 13.3% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is pastures and 26.8% is used for alpine pastures.