Corban

Corban may refer to:

Corban, Switzerland

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

History

Corban is first mentioned in 1184 as Bathendorf. In 1240 it was mentioned as Corpaon.

Geography

Corban has an area of 7.85 km² (3.03 sq mi). Of this area, 4.91 km² (1.90 sq mi) or 62.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.6 km² (1.0 sq mi) or 33.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.35 km² (0.14 sq mi) or 4.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 31.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.0% is used for growing crops and 21.5% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Delemont district, in the eastern part of the Val Terbi.