Mont-Terrible
Encyclopedia
Mont-Terrible was one of the 130 départements of Napoleonic France, with its capital at Porrentruy
.
The Mont Terrible for which the département was named is now known as mont Terri, a peak of 804 m near Courgenay
, now in the canton of Jura
, Switzerland
.
The département was created in 1793 with the annexation of the short-lived Rauracian Republic
, created a few months earlier, in the previous year, from a part of the annexed Bishopric of Basel
.
In 1797, the old principality of Montbéliard
, formerly given to Haute-Saône
, was reattached to Mont-Terrible.
The département was abolished in 1800, being annexed to the Haut-Rhin
, within which it formed the two arrondissements of Delémont and Porrentruy.
In 1815
, the territory that had previously formed part of Mont-Terrible was partitioned between Doubs
(Montbéliard) and the Swiss canton of Bern (now forming the canton of Jura
and the Bernese Jura
).
Porrentruy
Porrentruy is a Swiss municipality and seat of the district of the same name located in the canton of Jura.-Geography:The municipality lies on both sides of the Allaine River, in Ajoie at the foot of the Jura Mountains on the north...
.
The Mont Terrible for which the département was named is now known as mont Terri, a peak of 804 m near Courgenay
Courgenay
Courgenay is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland....
, now in the canton of Jura
Canton of Jura
The Republic and Canton of the Jura , also known as the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura, is one of the cantons of Switzerland. It is the newest of the 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland. The capital is Delémont...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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The département was created in 1793 with the annexation of the short-lived Rauracian Republic
Rauracian Republic
The Rauracian Republic was a state that included parts of modern France and Switzerland around the Jura mountains. It was created from the northern portion of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire....
, created a few months earlier, in the previous year, from a part of the annexed Bishopric of Basel
Bishopric of Basel
The Diocese of Basel is a Roman Catholic diocese in Switzerland .Historically, the bishops of Basel were also secular rulers of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel ....
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In 1797, the old principality of Montbéliard
Montbéliard
Montbéliard is a city in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.-History:...
, formerly given to Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône is a French department of the Franche-Comté région, named after the Saône River.- History :The department was created in the early years of the French Revolution through the application of a law dated 22 December 1789, from part of the former province of Franche-Comté...
, was reattached to Mont-Terrible.
The département was abolished in 1800, being annexed to the Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin is a département of the Alsace region of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departements of Alsace, although is still densely populated compared to the rest of France.-Subdivisions:The department...
, within which it formed the two arrondissements of Delémont and Porrentruy.
In 1815
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
, the territory that had previously formed part of Mont-Terrible was partitioned between Doubs
Doubs
Doubs is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River.-History:As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of Langue d'Oïl. Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect...
(Montbéliard) and the Swiss canton of Bern (now forming the canton of Jura
Canton of Jura
The Republic and Canton of the Jura , also known as the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura, is one of the cantons of Switzerland. It is the newest of the 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland. The capital is Delémont...
and the Bernese Jura
Bernese Jura
Bernese Jura is the name for the French-speaking area of the Swiss canton of Bern, and from 2010 one of five administrative divisions of the canton....
).