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80-423: Corcelles is the name or part of the name of several places: Switzerland [ edit ] Corcelles, Bern , in the canton of Bern Corcelles-Cormondrèche , in the canton of Neuchâtel Corcelles-le-Jorat , in the canton of Vaud Corcelles-près-Concise , in the canton of Vaud Corcelles-près-Payerne , in the canton of Vaud Corcelles-sur-Chavornay , in

160-486: A population growth rate of 1.7%. The age distribution, as of 2000 , in Solothurn is; 913 children or 5.9% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 2,013 teenagers or 13.0% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 888 people or 5.7% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. 4,832 people or 31.2% are between 25 and 44, and 3,678 people or 23.7% are between 45 and 64. The senior population distribution

240-458: A population (as of December 2020 ) of 16,802. As of 2008 , 21.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of 4.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (13,270 or 85.7%), with Italian being second most common (469 or 3.0%) and Albanian being third (261 or 1.7%). There are 193 people who speak French and 19 people who speak Romansh . As of 2008 ,

320-524: A provisional government on the following day. The new government met in April to set up the new constitution. The eleven old Vogtei (baillywicks) were replaced by five districts: Solothurn, Biberist, Balsthal, Olten, and Dornach. The municipal Bürgergemeinde laid claim to the assets of the defunct city-state and in 1801 it received the Sönderungsconvention , large estates and extensive forest land outside

400-455: A six or more room apartment cost an average of 1564.78 CHF (US$ 1665, £1204, €1361). The average apartment price in Solothurn was 87.8% of the national average of 1116 CHF. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010 , was 0.45%. The historical population is given in the following chart: The old town was built between 1530 and 1792 and shows an architectural combination of Italian Grandezza, French style and Swiss ideas. In 1980, Solothurn

480-403: A total of 2.81 km (1.08 sq mi) or 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.81 km (1.47 sq mi) or 56.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.16 km (0.062 sq mi) or 2.4% is settled (buildings or roads). During the same year, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.7%. Out of the forested land, 51.6% of

560-541: A total of 22 students attending any school in the municipality. Of those, 4 both lived and attended school in the municipality, while 18 students came from another municipality. During the same year, 35 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Solothurn Solothurn ( / ˈ s oʊ l ə t ʊər n , ˈ z oʊ -/ SOH -lə-toorn, ZOH - ; German: [ˈzoːlotʊrn] ; French : Soleure [sɔlœʁ] ; Italian : Soletta [soˈletta] ; Romansh : Soloturn )

640-556: A total of 7,625 households that answered this question, 45.5% were households made up of just one person and there were 49 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 1,907 married couples without children, 1,455 married couples with children. There were 405 single parents with a child or children. There were 163 households that were made up of unrelated people and 178 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. In 2000 there were 1,311 single family homes (or 44.3% of

720-469: A total of 70 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 19 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 6 businesses in this sector. 27 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 3 businesses in this sector. There were 106 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.5% of

800-414: A total of 75 apartments (81.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 13 apartments (14.1%) were seasonally occupied and 4 apartments (4.3%) were empty. As of 2010 , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.5 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2012 , was 1.83%. The historical population is given in the following chart: In the 2011 federal election

880-555: Is 2,068 people or 13.4% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 1,097 people or 7.1% who are over 80. As of 2000 , there were 6,784 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 6,403 married individuals, 1,144 widows or widowers and 1,158 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000 , there were 7,447 private households in the municipality, and an average of 1.9 persons per household. There were 3,468 households that consist of only one person and 303 households with five or more people. Out of

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960-676: Is a town , a municipality , and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland . It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains . The town is the only municipality of the district of the same name. The town got its name from Salodurum, a Roman-era settlement. From 1530 to 1792 it was the seat of the French ambassador to Switzerland. The pedestrian-only old town

1040-493: Is a net importer of workers, with about 3.8 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 20.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 40.3% used a private car. From the 2000 census , 5,463 or 35.3% were Roman Catholic , while 4,358 or 28.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 278 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.79% of

1120-481: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Corcelles, Bern Corcelles may have been first mentioned in 1181 as Corcellis though there is some debate over this mention. The village has always been part of the parish of Grandval. In 1531, the entire parish converted to the new faith of the Protestant Reformation . For most of its history,

1200-504: Is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship . During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 11 students attending classes in Corcelles. There were no kindergarten classes and one primary class with 11 students. As of  2000 , there were

1280-444: Is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.37 km (1.69 sq mi) or 69.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.33 km (0.13 sq mi) or 5.3% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 38.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 17.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.9% of

1360-661: Is no evidence of a permanent royal palace. In 1127, it was acquired by the dukes of Zähringen . Under the rule of the Zähringens, in 1146, Solothurn's coins are first mentioned. In 1182, causidicus or Zähringen appointed judges first appeared in Solothurn. After the extinction of the Zähringer line in 1218 it became a free imperial city under the Holy Roman Emperor. In 1252, the town council and Schultheiss or mayor became mostly independent and had their own town seals. In 1251 it

1440-459: The Aare . The Roman bridge was probably somewhat above the current Wengibrücke. The Roman era river bed was 40–80 meters (130–260 ft) north of the present Aare. The main street of the Vicus was well below the present main street. In addition to the normal government of the settlement, there were two mayors (magistri), and a six-member college (seviri Augustales), which was entrusted with supporting

1520-567: The Paleolithic era. The remains of a Mesolithic camp were discovered in 1986 during renovations of the former Kino Elite building. From the Neolithic , Bronze and Iron Age , only a few scattered items have been discovered. The Roman settlement at Solothurn was probably built around AD 15–25 as a road station and bridge head on the road from Aventicum to Augusta Raurica or Vindonissa . A small vicus or settlement quickly developed around

1600-698: The Swiss Confederation . In 1382 the Habsburgs attacked the city, involving Solothurn in the Battle of Sempach . By the treaty of two years later, the Habsburgs renounced all claims to the territory of the city. The latter was expanded by acquisition of neighbouring lands in the 15th century, roughly up to the today's canton area. In 1481, it obtained full membership in the Swiss Confederation. Before 1200 there

1680-581: The Swiss Reformed Church , while 47 or 22.9% were Roman Catholic . Of the rest of the population, there was 1 member of an Orthodox church , there was 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 36 individuals (or about 17.56% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 8 (or about 3.90% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 5 individuals (or about 2.44% of

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1760-473: The castrum . Solothurn is first mentioned in 219 as vico salod[uro] on the so-called Eponastein. The name may indicate either that a Celtic settlement existed on the site before or just be a testimony to the mixed Gallo-Roman culture in the north-west provinces of the Roman Empire. It came to be known as Salodurum , this name believed to derive from a Celtic language, possibly meaning "Salo's fort," from

1840-601: The imperial cult . Salodurum was also home to a guard detachment of the XXII Legion , whose high command was stationed in Mainz in Germany. According to inscriptions, there was a temple of Jupiter, a temple of Apollo Augustus and an altar to the goddess of horses Epona , who was popular in the Roman military and of Celtic origin. However, the locations of those three temples is not known. There

1920-425: The plague , there was a small Jewish community in Solothurn. Over the 13th to 15th centuries, the citizens of the city slowly emancipated themselves from the higher nobility. In 1276 and 1280 Emperor Rudolf I codified the previously poorly defined rights of the city and granted it the privilege de non Evocando or the right that their citizens were protected from trial in foreign courts. In 1344 Solothurn acquired

2000-403: The secondary sector and there were 178 businesses in this sector. 14,381 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 1,226 businesses in this sector. There were 8,023 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which women made up 46.9% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 13,378. The number of jobs in the primary sector

2080-443: The 18th century, when in 1718–21 the city council managed to regain some powers. However, in 1682, a new citizenship law prevented wealthy families who had moved into Solothurn from becoming members of the council. While this law reduced the number of people who could be on the city council, the introduction of a secret ballot procedure in 1764 and measures against vote-buying in 1774 allowed more and more non-patrician burghers to join

2160-541: The 5th century, St. Eucherius of Lyon mentions the martyrdom of St. Ursus and St. Victor and a cult of saints in Solothurn. About 500 AD, the Burgundian Princess Sedeleuba took the bones of St. Victor to Geneva , while the bones of St. Ursus remained in Solothurn. The church dedicated to the veneration of Saint Ursus is first mentioned in 870. During the Early Middle Ages, Solothurn was part of

2240-731: The Arsenal (1610–19), the town hall with its north staircase tower (1632–34) and its eastern façade (Archive tower 1624, completed 1703–14), the Jesuit church (1680–89), the new Ambassadorenhof (1717–24), the Holy Spirit Hospital in a suburb (1735–1800) and the new classicist Church of St. Ursus (1763–90). In the 16th century the town walls were reinforced with the Basel gate and three round towers. Between 1667 and 1727, following plans by Francesco Polatta, Jacques Le Prestre Tarade and Sébastien de Vauban,

2320-601: The Kingdom of Lotharingia (Lorraine). After the collapse of Lotharingia, it became part of the Second Kingdom of Burgundy . In 1033, the Kingdom of Burgundy became part of the Holy Roman Empire and Solothurn gained some independence. In 1038, Emperor Conrad II held court at Solothurn and there crowned his son, Henry III King of Burgundy. The royal court resided in Solothurn on several occasions until 1052, however, there

2400-575: The Mauritius Fountain and the town clock tower. Two castles are listed; the former Blumenstein Castle and Steinbrugg Castle . Finally, the list includes the old town of Salodurum which was a Roman era Vicus and the medieval and early modern city as well as the city walls. The entire old city of Solothurn is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . Sights include: In the 2007 federal election

2480-601: The Schultheiss. Shortly after the acquisition of the right to the Schultheiss office in 1344, the city came into possession of the vogt right over the Monastery by granting citizenship rights to the former vogt (bailiff), Burkhard Senn the Elder. In 1512–20 the city received the right to appoint canons and provosts from the Pope . After the alliance with Bern in 1295, it became part of

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2560-407: The area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 7.5%. Out of the forested land, 0.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.2% is used for growing crops and 7.0% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Solothurn is located in

2640-608: The canton of Vaud France [ edit ] Corcelles, Ain , in the Ain département Corcelles-en-Beaujolais , in the Rhône département Corcelles-Ferrières , in the Doubs département Corcelles-les-Arts , in the Côte-d'Or département Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux , in the Côte-d'Or département Corcelles-les-Monts , in the Côte-d'Or département [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

2720-402: The city built fortifications with eleven full and half bastions . The new city wall increased the size of the city by including the eastern suburb of Kreuzacker. Until the 18th century, prisoners were housed in the towers of the medieval and early modern fortifications store. Between 1753 and 1761 a new prison was built outside the city walls, which remained in use into the 20th century. A gallows

2800-598: The city. In 1532, the French embassy with a church and stately home was built in the eastern half of the city. In the western part of Solothurn, the town hall was built. First it was along the main street and in 1476 it moved south of the Franciscan monastery. A main market place grew up along the main street, and in the first half of the 17th century it moved to the northern banks of the Aare. The town hall, market place and clock tower formed

2880-435: The council. During the heyday of the patricians in the 17th and 18th centuries, a number of elegant town houses (Reinert House 1692–93, Palais Besenval 1703–06) and summer residences outside the city (Sommerhaus Vigier 1648–50, Waldegg Castle 1682–86 (now in nearby Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus ), Steinbrugg Castle 1665–68 and Blumenstein Castle 1725–28) were built. A number of new public buildings were also added including;

2960-638: The emergence of new parties, the Liberals lost its dominant position. 2009, the FDP 30%, SP 23%, CVP 23%, the Greens 17% and 7% of the votes go to the SVP. Rock band Krokus was formed in Solothurn in 1974. Solothurn has an area, as of 2009 , of 6.28 square kilometers (2.42 sq mi). Of this area, 1.42 km (0.55 sq mi) or 22.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.17 km (0.066 sq mi) or 2.7%

3040-571: The executive body, it elects the council commission (seven members). Mayor and Vice-Mayor are elected by the people. The municipal assembly is the legislative body. The composition of the council remained remarkably stable between 1917 and 1973. The Liberals held an average of 60% of the seats, the Social Democrats and the Conservative People's Party (CVP today), about 20% each. In 1970, the municipality granted voting rights for women. With

3120-433: The foreign population increased by 17. There were 8 Swiss men and 13 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 91 non-Swiss men and 78 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 98 and the non-Swiss population increased by 161 people. This represents

3200-402: The gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female. The population was made up of 5,891 Swiss men (37.0% of the population) and 1,775 (11.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 6,669 Swiss women (41.8%) and 1,604 (10.1%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 3,864 or about 24.9% were born in Solothurn and lived there in 2000. There were 3,630 or 23.4% who were born in

3280-480: The houses of the old town. The location of a gate in the north and a tower in the south-east corner are known and it is likely that there were additional gates and towers. Almost nothing is known about the buildings inside the walls. In the Early Middle Ages there were two settlement centres, a secular settlement in the former castrum and a religious settlement on the grounds of the late-Roman cemeteries outside

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3360-811: The list; the old Armory which is now the Cantonal Museum, the Rathaus (town council house), the State Archives at Bielstrasse 41 and the nearby Central Library at Bielstrasse 39. Two other museums are on the list, the Art Museum and the Naturmuseum. There are two houses and two public objects on the list; the Haller-Haus (former Bishops Palace) at Baselstrasse 61, the Sommerhaus Vigier at Untere Steingrubenstrasse 21,

3440-573: The more limited Bürgergemeinde . The division of property between residents and the Bürgergemeinde proved to be lengthy and could not be completed until 1978 and then only with the help of the Executive Council. In 1828 Solothurn became the seat of the Bishop of Basel . Since 1897, the municipal council has been elected by proportional voting and consists of 30 members and 15 alternate members. As

3520-683: The most popular party was the SP which received 24.09% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (23.53%), the Green Party (18.56%) and the CVP (17.19%). In the federal election, a total of 5,767 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 53.8%. As of  2010 , Solothurn had an unemployment rate of 4.6%. As of 2008 , there were 22 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 2,587 people were employed in

3600-736: The most popular party was the Swiss People's Party (SVP) which received 34.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland (EDU) (20.4%), the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP) (11.7%) and the Evangelical People's Party (EVP) (9.2%). In the federal election, a total of 73 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 43.7%. As of  2011 , Corcelles had an unemployment rate of 0.86%. As of 2008 , there were

3680-434: The movement and storage of goods, 610 or 5.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 583 or 5.3% were in the information industry, 975 or 8.9% were the insurance or financial industry, 1,095 or 10.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 614 or 5.6% were in education and 2,612 or 23.9% were in health care. In 2000 , there were 13,529 workers who commuted into the municipality and 3,598 workers who commuted away. The municipality

3760-416: The municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 2,954. There were 728 single room apartments and 1,634 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 7,272 apartments (84.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 794 apartments (9.2%) were seasonally occupied and 520 apartments (6.1%) were empty. As of 2009 , the construction rate of new housing units

3840-514: The nobles and also a restricted guild system in Solothurn. By around 1350, an eleven-member Altrat (Council of Elders) and a 22-member Jungrat (Younger Council) existed in the city. Each of the eleven guilds were represented by a member of the Altrat and two members of the Jungrat . These 33 councillors exercised, together with the mayor, the power of government and helped appoint lawmakers. The members of

3920-426: The north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains . The municipalities of Biberist , Derendingen , Luterbach , Bellach , Langendorf and Solothurn are considering a merger at a date in the future into the new municipality of with an, as of 2011 , undetermined name. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Gules and Argent. Solothurn has

4000-522: The personal name Salo + Proto-Celtic * dūnom , meaning "fort" or "stronghold," likely influenced by the Latin durus , meaning "hard" or "strong," as in other place names. Its strategical importance lay in the position at the approach to the Rhine from southeast. In the 2nd–3rd century AD, the vicus expanded rapidly to fill almost all of what is now the old town of Solothurn, including a portion of today's suburb south of

4080-420: The political and economic centre of city life. The medieval cooperative election of the mayor and councillors led to the creation of a nearly hereditary oligarchy by the 15th century. By the second half of the 16th century, the political voice of citizens was nearly totally suppressed. By the second half of the 17th century, the government was run by a small group of patricians . The oligarchs were weakened in

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4160-402: The population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2001-2011) the population has changed at a rate of -4%. Migration accounted for -2.2%, while births and deaths accounted for 0%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks French (173 or 84.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (31 or 15.1%) and Italian is the third (1 or 0.5%). As of 2008 ,

4240-611: The population was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. The population was made up of 108 Swiss men (48.4% of the population) and 3 (1.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 108 Swiss women (48.4%) and 4 (1.8%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 68 or about 33.2% were born in Corcelles and lived there in 2000. There were 71 or 34.6% who were born in the same canton, while 54 or 26.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 9 or 4.4% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2011 , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.6% of

4320-511: The population) did not answer the question. In Corcelles about 59.4% of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 6.6% have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 7 who had completed some form of tertiary schooling listed in the census, 71.4% were Swiss men, 28.6% were Swiss women. The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten , followed by six years of Primary school. This

4400-535: The population), there were 182 individuals (or about 1.18% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 248 individuals (or about 1.60% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 27 individuals (or about 0.17% of the population) who were Jewish , and 915 (or about 5.91% of the population) who were Islamic . There were 78 individuals who were Buddhist , 173 individuals who were Hindu and 27 individuals who belonged to another church. 3,139 (or about 20.27% of

4480-420: The population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 21%. As of 2000 , there were 87 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 94 married individuals, 19 widows or widowers and 5 individuals who are divorced. As of 2010 , there were 33 households that consist of only one person and 13 households with five or more people. In 2000 ,

4560-423: The repair of motor vehicles, 4 were in a hotel or restaurant, 14 were in education. In 2000 , there were 9 workers who commuted into the municipality and 75 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 8.3 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. A total of 31 workers (77.5% of the 40 total workers in the municipality) both lived and worked in Corcelles. Of

4640-451: The right to appoint their own Schultheiss from the Count of Buchegg, which was confirmed by Emperor Charles IV in 1360. In 1409, Emperor Ruprecht extended the de non Evocando privilege to include the royal High Court as well. As the city grew in power, it bound the Monastery of St. Ursus more closely to the city. In 1251 the city defeated claims made by the Monastery on the right to appoint

4720-414: The road was transformed into a fortified camp or castrum, which covered only half of the former settlement area. A 2–3 meters (6.6–9.8 ft) thick and 9 m (30 ft) high wall was built around the settlement. The new, fortified town was bell-shaped, and is still visible in the cadastral map of the town. At various points in the town, large and small pieces of the old Roman wall are still visible in

4800-412: The same canton, while 4,135 or 26.7% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 3,193 or 20.6% were born outside of Switzerland. In 2008 there were 115 live births to Swiss citizens and 27 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 190 deaths of Swiss citizens and 10 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 75 while

4880-426: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Corcelles&oldid=602987820 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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4960-469: The total land area is heavily forested and 4.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.5% is used for growing crops and 12.7% is pastures and 21.3% is used for alpine pastures. It is a ribbon village on the east end of the Grand Val (valley of Moutier), with some houses on Mont Raimeux . On 31 December 2009, District de Moutier, the municipality's former district,

5040-498: The total) out of a total of 2,957 inhabited buildings. There were 838 multi-family buildings (28.3%), along with 441 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (14.9%) and 367 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (12.4%). Of the single family homes 161 were built before 1919, while 62 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (443) were built between 1919 and 1945. In 2000 there were 8,586 apartments in

5120-530: The town. In 1831 the cantonal parliament withdrew all political power from the eleven city guilds. Over the following years (1831–1842) all the guilds were dissolved. Due to the municipal law of 1859, the enforcement of the Federal Constitution of 1874 and the Cantonal Constitution of 1875, an Einwohnergemeinde was created. The Einwohnergemeinde included all residents of the town, as opposed to

5200-409: The two councils were elected each year by the citizens of the city, after which the councils and mayor appointed many of the government officials. The noble families retained some power as the guilds became part of the town council. However, in 1459 the last noble family died out and positions on the council fell to wealthy farmers, butchers and millers. Until the pogrom on 1348 during an outbreak of

5280-527: The village from 1791 until 1955. Today the building has been restored and is a museum. From 1830 until 1842, the iron was smelted in a blast furnace by Ludwig von Rolls . While the iron industry was important to the region, the village was isolated and difficult to reach. In 1904-08, the Solothurn - Moutier railway built a railroad bridge to link the village to the rest of the country. Corcelles has an area of 6.79 km (2.62 sq mi). As of 2012,

5360-757: The village was owned by the provost of Moutier-Grandval Abbey . After the 1797 French victory and the Treaty of Campo Formio , Corcelles became part of the French Département of Mont-Terrible . Three years later, in 1800 it became part of the Département of Haut-Rhin . After Napoleon 's defeat and the Congress of Vienna , Corcelles was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815. Iron has been mined and smelted in Corcelles for centuries. A hydraulic hammer mill operated in

5440-404: The walls. Both the religious histories and archeological discoveries indicate that both areas remained inhabited continuously into the Early Middle Ages. The former chapel of St. Stephen inside the castrum was built on the foundation of an earlier, late-Roman building. A burial memorial in the cemetery of the nearby St. Peter's Chapel dates to around the collapse of the Roman Empire. By the middle of

5520-410: The workforce. In 2008 there were a total of 53 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 15, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 18 of which 8 or (44.4%) were in manufacturing and 10 (55.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 20. In the tertiary sector; 2 were in wholesale or retail sales or

5600-408: The working population, 11.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.3% used a private car. In 2011 the average local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident of Corcelles making 150,000 CHF was 13.2%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 19.4%. For comparison, the rate for the entire canton in the same year, was 14.2% for married residents and 22.0% for single. The nationwide rate

5680-408: Was 12.3% and 21.1% respectively. In 2009 there were a total of 100 tax payers in the municipality. Of that total, 26 made over 75,000 CHF per year. There were 2 people who made between 15,000 and 20,000 per year. The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Corcelles was 112,900 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 130,478 CHF. From the 2000 census , 107 or 52.2% belonged to

5760-402: Was 16, of which 7 were in agriculture and 9 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 2,430 of which 1,398 or (57.5%) were in manufacturing and 813 (33.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 10,932. In the tertiary sector; 1,537 or 14.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 454 or 4.2% were in

5840-429: Was 3.3 new units per 1000 residents. As of 2003 the average price to rent an average apartment in Solothurn was 980.18 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$ 1043, £760, €852) approx. exchange rate from March 4, 2018). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 568.85 CHF (US$ 605, £438, €495), a two-room apartment was about 725.13 CHF (US$ 772, £558, €631), a three-room apartment was about 904.51 CHF (US$ 962, £696, €787) and

5920-403: Was a Zähringer fortified tower north of the Monastery of St. Ursus. In the first half of the 13th century, a city wall was built around the area of the former castrum as well as the adjoining industrial area to the east and the churches of St. Peter and St. Urs. Near the Monastery of St. Ursus, a Franciscan monastery was built, and after 1280 it formed the northern city wall on the eastern part of

6000-708: Was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. Solothurn is home to 18 structures that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . The religious buildings on the list are; the Visitation Convent , the Jesuit Church with Kollegium (Lapidarium), the Swiss Reformed Church on Westringstrasse and the St. Ursen Cathedral. There are four civic buildings on

6080-400: Was bath house on the main street and a pottery district in the northwest of the town which have been documented archaeologically. A cemetery with urns and cremation burials on the eastern end of the Vicus was discovered in 1762–63 during the demolition of the old church of St. Ursus. In addition, two Roman tombs were discovered in the same area. Around 325–350, the unfortified settlement along

6160-547: Was built between 1530 and 1792 and shows an impressive array of Baroque architecture, combining Italian Grandezza, French style, and Swiss ideas. The town has eighteen structures listed as heritage sites. The official language of Solothurn is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German , but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. The oldest finds from Solothurn probably date from

6240-458: Was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Argent a Gules two Fishes in pale counterchanged. The fish represent the fish of the Gaibiat river which passes through the municipality. Corcelles has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 201. As of 2010 , 3.1% of

6320-551: Was first mentioned in 1460 and was located northeast of the city near Feldbrunnen. A second gallows was located to the southwest of the city. From 1530 to 1792 it was the seat of the French ambassador to Switzerland. The early modern period in Solothurn ended, as in the rest of Switzerland, with the French invasion in 1798. Following the capitulation of Solothurn on 2 March 1798, the French General Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg set up

6400-405: Was mentioned as saluerre and in 1275 as Solotren . Starting around 1200, there was a council of nobles in the town. In 1252, a group of nobles that could witness and support deeds, known as consuls et cives Solodorenses , first appears in the town. Initially the nobles exercised power over the entire town. However, the guild movement of the 14th century resulted in a reduction in the power of

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