▁Bern ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁French - spe aking ▁Bern ese ▁J ura ▁( J ura ▁Bern ois ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Re con vil ier ▁is ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 8 8 4 ▁as ▁Ro con is ▁villa re . ▁ ▁In ▁German ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁R ok w iler . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁trace ▁of ▁a ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁are ▁two ▁cer am ic ▁and ▁three ▁bronze ▁bow ls ▁which ▁probably ▁come ▁from ▁a ▁Roman ▁villa ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁or ▁ 3 rd ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 8 8 4 , ▁the ▁village ▁appears ▁as ▁an ▁estate ▁belonging ▁to ▁M out ier - Gr and val ▁Ab bey . ▁▁ ▁The ▁noble ▁Re con vil ier ▁family ▁appears ▁in ▁historical ▁records ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁and ▁last ing ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 5 th . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁Ab bey ' s ▁control ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁sec ular ized ▁around ▁ 1 5 3 1 . ▁ ▁Then ▁Re con vil ier ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁prov ost ▁of ▁M out ier - Gr and val ▁who ▁represented ▁the ▁Prince - B ishop ▁of ▁Bas el . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁French ▁victory ▁and ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Cam po ▁Form io , ▁Re con vil ier ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Dé part ement ▁of ▁Mont - T er rible . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁