Vicques

Geschichte

Vicques 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.Jura Observatory is located above Vicques.HistoryVicques is first mentioned in 866 as Vicum.GeographyVicques had an area of. Of this area, 5.9km2 or 46.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.86km2 or 45.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.92km2 or 7.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.08km2 or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03km2 or 0.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 42.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.0% is used for growing crops and 12.4% is pastures and 10.4% 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.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, two Fishes Azure in saltire.DemographicsVicques had a population of 1,763., 8.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 7.6%. Migration accounted for -1.7%, while births and deaths accounted for 5.9%.