Saulcy, Switzerland

Saulcy is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 3.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or on a Base Vert a Ram Sable passant attired, langued and hoofed Gules, in front of a Willow of the second.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (256 or 97.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (7 or 2.7%) and Portuguese is the third (1 or 0.4%).

[10] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 35.47% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 89 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 44.3%.

[10] There were 110 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.5% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 7 or 43.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 37.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 12.5% were in education.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 237 or 89.8% were Roman Catholic, while 9 or 3.4% 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.

[18] During the 2009-10 school year, there were a total of 19 students attending 2 classes in Saulcy.

As of 2000[update], there were 29 students from Saulcy who attended schools outside the municipality.

Aerial view (1955)
Saulcy
Hotel Bellevue in Saulcy
Saulcy village church