Vermes

Geschichte

Vermes is a former municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. The municipalities of Montsevelier, Vermes and Vicques merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Val Terbi.HistoryVermes is first mentioned in 866 as Vertima. In 1308 it was mentioned as Vermunt.GeographyVermes had an area of. Of this area, 7.08km2 or 38.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.42km2 or 56.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.65km2 or 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04km2 or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06km2 or 0.3% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 53.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.0% is used for growing crops and 20.1% is pastures and 14.4% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The former municipality is located in the Delemont district, in the val Terbi. It consists of the village of Vermes, the hamlet of Envelier and Raymontpierre Castle.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Bend Azure between two Trefoils Vert in bend counterposed.