Bassecourt is a former municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bassecourt, Courfaivre, Glovelier, Soulce and Undervelier merged to form the new municipality of Haute-Sorne. Bassecourt is first mentioned in 1160 as Baressicort. In 1184 it was first mentioned by its German name, Altdorf. The hamlet of Berlincourt was first mentioned in 1303 as Burlincort. Bassecourt had an area of 15.57 km2 (6.01 sq mi). Of this area, 5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi) or 37.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) or 49.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land. More information...
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