Bonfol
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| Coordinates: 47°29′N 07°09′E / 47.483°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 47°29′N 07°09′E / 47.483°N 7.150°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Porrentruy | |
| Government | ||
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Maire Jean-Denis Henzelin |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 669 | |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | les Bâts (les Crapauds) | |
| Postal code | 2944 | |
| SFOS number | 6775 | |
| Localities | - | |
| Surrounded by | Beurnevésin, Damphreux, Vendlincourt, Courtavon(F), Pfetterhouse(F) | |
| Website |
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Bonfol is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is also home to one of the two most toxic hazardous waste landfills in all of Switzerland. The other site is in Kölliken, Canton Aargau.
Bonfol is first mentioned in 1136 as Bunfol. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Pumpfel, however, that name is no longer used. According to tradition, the village was founded after the Burgundian Wars for Stephan of Hagenbach, a vassal of Charles the Bold, to replace his destroyed villages of Bonfol-le-Vieux, Trunchéré and Vareroille.
During World War I from 1914 until 1918, the front between the Allies and Germany began at the village of Le Largin in Bonfol.
Bonfol has an area of 13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi). Of this area, 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) or 47.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi) or 43.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi) or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) or 1.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 35.4% is used for growing crops and 11.6% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality is located in the Porrentruy district, in the north-east corner of the Ajoie region on the border with France.
The nature preserve Etangs de Bonfol is located close to the village.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Bend Azure and in chief sinister a Mullet of five of the same.
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