Basse-Vendline

Basse-Vendline
Municipality
Coat of arms of Basse-Vendline
Coat of arms
Location of Basse-Vendline
Map
Basse-Vendline is located in Switzerland
Basse-Vendline
Basse-Vendline
Basse-Vendline is located in Canton of Jura
Basse-Vendline
Basse-Vendline
Coordinates: 47°29′13″N 7°8′29″E / 47.48694°N 7.14139°E / 47.48694; 7.14139
CountrySwitzerland
CantonJura
DistrictPorrentruy
Government
 • MayorMaire
Area
 • Total
18.67 km2 (7.21 sq mi)
Elevation
534 m (1,752 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
782
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2935
2944
SFOS number6812
ISO 3166 codeCH-JU
Websitewww.basse-vendline.ch
SFSO statistics

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

The municipality takes its name from the Vendline, a river that crosses the villages of Beurnevésin and Bonfol.[1]

History

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.[2][3] On 1 January 2024, Beurnevésin and Bonfol merged to form the new municipality of Basse-Vendline.[4]

Demographics

The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][3][5]

References

  1. ^ "Jura suisse : Bonfol et Beurnevésin vont fusionner en 2024". www.lalsace.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2023..
  2. ^ a b Beurnevésin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. ^ a b Bonfol in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden – Laufende Projekte". www.agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ "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.