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Also known as Corgémont BE, Corgemont, Corgemont BE

Corgémont is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking part of the canton in the Jura mountains.

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Swiss town.subject_name
Corgémont
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.image_photo
Le Jean Guy, Mennoniten-Bibliothek 01 10.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption
Mennonite library north of Corgémont
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Corgémont COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Corgémont Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton
Bern
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-BE
Swiss town.district
Jura bernois
Swiss town.postal_code
2606
Swiss town.municipality_code
0431
Swiss town.area
17.6
Swiss town.elevation
663
Swiss town.website
www.corgemont.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title
Maire
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Tramelan, Mont-Tramelan, Cortébert, Nods, Orvin, Sonceboz-Sombeval, Tavannes

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Corgémont
Population
1669
Area
17.66
Elevation
664
Official website
www.corgemont.ch
Image
Le Jean Guy, Mennoniten-Bibliothek 01 10.jpg
Dialing code
032
Licence plate code
BE
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Commons category
Corgémont
postal code
2606
external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/431
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  • History
  • Geography
  • Coat of arms
  • Demographics
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Transportation
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Corgémont is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking part of the canton in the Jura mountains.

==History== thumb|left|upright|The Anabaptist bridge south of Corgémont in 1918. This is the only surviving picture of the intact bridge thumb|Aerial view from 1200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1930) Corgémont was first mentioned in 1178 as Coriamont. In 1179 Pope Alexander III confirmed the rights of the Abbey of Moutier-Grandval to their property in Corgémont. From the 12th to 15th century much of the village was owned by the noble family de Corgémont (also known as de Chalmé), who had received the property from the Prince-Bishop of Basel. Later this property was transferred to the Family d'Asuel. Corgémont belonged to the Barony of Erguel which was under the Prince-Bishops. In 1530 Biel introduced the Reformation to Corgémont.

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