Corcelles, Bern
municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
Corcelles (Frainc-Comtou: Cochèles) is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking part of the canton in the Jura mountains.
History
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, 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.
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