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Basse-Vendline | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Basse-Vendline | |
  Basse-Vendline Location within Switzerland  Basse-Vendline Location within Canton of Jura | |
| Coordinates: 47°29′13″N 7°8′29″E / 47.48694°N 7.14139°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Jura |
| District | Porrentruy |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Conseil communal with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Maire John Moser[1] (as of 2026) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.67 km2 (7.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 534 m (1,752 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 782 |
| • Density | 41.9/km2 (108/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 2935 2944 |
| SFOS number | 6812 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-JU |
| Website | https://www.basse-vendline.ch/ |
Basse-Vendline is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It was established on 1 January 2024 with the merger of the municipalities of Beurnevésin and Bonfol.
Toponymy
[edit]The municipality takes its name from the Vendline, a river that crosses the villages of Beurnevésin and Bonfol.[2]
History
[edit]Beurnevésin was first mentioned in 1270 as Brunnevisin, while Bonfol was first mentioned in 1136 as Bunfol. These two municipalities were formerly known their its German names Brischwiler and Pumpfel, respectively; however, these names are no longer used.[3][4] On 1 January 2024, Beurnevésin and Bonfol merged to form the new municipality of Basse-Vendline.[5]
Demographics
[edit]The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][4][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Conseil communal 2025 data (in French) accessed 20 may 2026
- ↑ "Jura suisse : Bonfol et Beurnevésin vont fusionner en 2024". www.lalsace.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2023..
- 1 2 "Beurnevésin" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- 1 2 "Bonfol" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden – Laufende Projekte". www.agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ↑ "STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-200". Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German). Archived from the original on September 30, 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
External links
[edit]Municipalities in Porrentruy District, Switzerland | ||
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