1 8 0 0 ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Dé part ement ▁of ▁Haut - R hin . ▁ ▁After ▁Napoleon ' s ▁defeat ▁and ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna , ▁Re con vil ier ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁C anton ▁of ▁Bern ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Chap el ▁of ▁Saint - L éon ard ▁in ▁Ch ain don ▁is ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁However , ▁both ▁Re con vil ier ▁and ▁Ch ain don ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁T av annes ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 3 0 , ▁the ▁entire ▁T av annes ▁parish , ▁including ▁Re con vil ier ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁faith ▁of ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation . ▁ ▁It ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁parish ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁independent ▁parish ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁parish ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁village ▁church ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 - 2 6 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Indust ry ▁began ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁the ▁watch ▁parts ▁factory ▁B ue che , ▁Bo ill at ▁et ▁C ie ▁opened . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁a ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Bas el - B iel ▁rail road ▁opened