Courrendlin (French pronunciation: [kuʁɑ̃dlɛ̃]; Franc-Comtois: Coérrendlïn) is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
[6] The municipality is located in the Delemont district, on the Birs river as it flows out of Moutier canyon.
It consists of the old linear village of Courrendlin on the right side of the river, the train station and newer housing developments on the left bank and the foundry complex of Choindez south of the village.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Falcon Azure langued and belled Gules statant on Coupeaux Vert.
[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (2,152 or 88.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (127 or 5.2%) and Italian is the third (44 or 1.8%).
[13] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][15] The entire Choindez area is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
In the federal election, a total of 794 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 52.7%.
[17] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 47.24% of the vote.
[21] In 2015 the average cantonal, municipal and church tax rate in the municipality for a couple with two children making SFr 80,000 was 6% while the rate for a single person making SFr 150,000 was 20%, both of which are close to the average for the canton.
The number of jobs in the primary sector was 27, of which 26 were in agriculture and 1 was in forestry or lumber production.
In the tertiary sector; 123 or 39.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 29 or 9.2% were in the movement and storage of goods, 18 or 5.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 1.3% were in the information industry, 3 or 1.0% were the insurance or financial industry, 15 or 4.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 33 or 10.5% were in education and 23 or 7.3% were in health care.
[13] From the 2000 census[update], 1,698 or 69.7% were Roman Catholic, while 391 or 16.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.
This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.
[25] During the 2009-10 school year, there were a total of 127 students attending 7 classes in Courrendlin.