Glovelier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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Glovelier village
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 Glovelier
Location in Switzerland
Glovelier
Location in Canton of Jura
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Delémont | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.34 km2 (5.54 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) | |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 1,200 | |
| • Density | 84/km2 (217/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
2855
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| Surrounded by | Boécourt, Bassecourt, Undervelier, Saulcy, Saint-Brais, Clos du Doubs | |
Glovelier was once a town, or municipality, in the Jura canton of Switzerland. It was located in the Delémont district. On January 1, 2013, Glovelier joined with other towns like Bassecourt, Courfaivre, Soulce, and Undervelier to create a new, bigger municipality called Haute-Sorne.
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History of Glovelier
Glovelier is a very old place! The first time it was ever written about was in the year 1139. Back then, it was known by a slightly different name: Lolenviler.
Geography of Glovelier
Glovelier covered an area of about 14.34 square kilometers (or 5.54 square miles). A big part of this land, almost 42%, was used for farming. Forests covered an even larger portion, about 47% of the area.
The rest of the land was used for buildings and roads (about 11%). A tiny bit was rivers or lakes, and a small amount was land that couldn't be used for anything. Most of the water in the area was flowing water, like streams.
Glovelier is located in the western part of the Delémont valley. It's an important spot because old roads from Porrentruy to Biel and from Delémont to La Chaux-de-Fonds meet there. Besides the main village of Glovelier, there was also a smaller area called Sceut.
Glovelier's Coat of Arms
The coat of arms for Glovelier is quite interesting! It shows a silver shield with two green laurel branches on the sides. In the middle, there are red fasces (a bundle of rods tied together), wrapped with a gold ribbon. On top of the fasces is a gold Roman helmet with a red crest.
People of Glovelier
In 2011, Glovelier had a population of 1,200 people. About 7.8% of these people were not from Switzerland. Over ten years (from 2000 to 2010), the number of people living in Glovelier grew by about 7.9%.
Most people in Glovelier speak French as their main language (about 92%). A smaller number speak German (about 2.2%) or Italian (about 1.8%).
In 2008, the population was split evenly: 50% male and 50% female. Many people (about 41.4%) were born in Glovelier itself. Others were born in the same canton (about 30.9%) or elsewhere in Switzerland (about 10.9%). About 13.6% of the people were born outside Switzerland.
In 2000, children and teenagers (ages 0-19) made up about 25.7% of the population. Adults (ages 20-64) were the largest group at 58.6%, and seniors (over 64) made up 15.7%.
Most households in Glovelier had about 2.5 people living in them. There were also many households with just one person.
Important Heritage Sites
Glovelier has some special places that are protected because of their history. The Farm House at Au Village 17 is one of these. There's also a very old prehistoric shelter at Le Mont, which Glovelier shares with the nearby town of Saint-Brais. These sites are considered important national heritage sites in Switzerland.
Economy of Glovelier
In 2010, the unemployment rate in Glovelier was 5.1%. This means that about 5 out of every 100 people who wanted to work couldn't find a job.
Many people in Glovelier worked in different types of jobs:
- Primary Sector: This includes jobs like farming and forestry. About 65 people worked in this area.
- Secondary Sector: This involves making things, like in factories or construction. A lot of people, about 694, worked in this sector. Most of these jobs were in manufacturing.
- Tertiary Sector: These are service jobs, like working in shops, transport, or healthcare. About 146 people worked in this sector.
In 2000, many people traveled into Glovelier for work (780 workers), while fewer people traveled out of Glovelier to work elsewhere (340 workers). This means Glovelier was a place where many people came to work. About 24.1% of the workers coming into Glovelier were from outside Switzerland.
When it came to getting to work, about 11.1% of people used public transportation, and 58.1% used a private car.
Religion in Glovelier
According to a survey in 2000, most people in Glovelier were Roman Catholic (about 81.9%). A smaller group, about 7.4%, belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There were also people who were Orthodox Christians, Christian Catholics, or members of other Christian churches.
Some people in Glovelier were Islamic (about 1.34%), and a few were Buddhist. About 2.5% of the population did not belong to any church or were agnostic or atheist.
Transportation
Glovelier is connected by train! It has a train station called Glovelier railway station. This station is on two different train lines: the Delémont–Delle line and the Saignelégier–Glovelier line.
Education in Glovelier
In Glovelier, about 33.1% of the people had finished high school (called upper secondary education). About 7.8% had gone on to higher education, like a university or a specialized college.
The school system in the Canton of Jura works like this:
- Kids can go to two years of optional Kindergarten.
- Then, they go to six years of Primary school.
- After that, they have three years of required lower Secondary school. In this stage, students are grouped based on their abilities.
- After lower Secondary, students can choose to go to an optional three or four-year upper Secondary school, or they can start an apprenticeship to learn a trade. Some might go on to a college or university.
During the 2009-2010 school year, Glovelier had 144 students in 8 classes. There were 26 kindergarten students and 118 primary school students. Since there are only nine Secondary schools in the whole canton, students from Glovelier went to Secondary school in a different town.
In 2000, only 3 students from other towns came to school in Glovelier. However, 73 students who lived in Glovelier went to school outside the municipality.
See also
In Spanish: Glovelier para niños
