Beurnevésin
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Village church of Saint Jacques
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| Coordinates: 47°29′N 07°08′E / 47.483°N 7.133°ECoordinates: 47°29′N 07°08′E / 47.483°N 7.133°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Porrentruy | |
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| • Mayor | Maire | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2016) | ||
| • Total | 127 | |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2935 | |
| SFOS number | 6773 | |
| Surrounded by | Lugnez, Damphreux, Bonfol, Pfetterhouse(F), Réchésy(F) | |
| Website |
website missing SFSO statistics |
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Beurnevésin is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Beurnevésin is first mentioned in 1270 as Brunnevisin. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Brischwiler, however, that name is no longer used.
Beurnevésin has an area of 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi). Of this area, 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) or 55.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) or 38.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 36.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 41.3% is used for growing crops and 13.0% is pastures and 1.4% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Porrentruy district, in the north-eastern section of the Ajoie region.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Chevron raised embowed Vert between three Mullets of five Gules.
Beurnevésin has a population (as of December 2016[update]) of 127. As of 2008[update], 12.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -11.8%. Migration accounted for -4.1%, while births and deaths accounted for -5.3%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (131 or 83.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (25 or 15.9%) and Italian is the third (1 or 0.6%).
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