Bure JU
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| Coordinates: 47°27′N 07°00′E / 47.450°N 7.000°ECoordinates: 47°27′N 07°00′E / 47.450°N 7.000°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Porrentruy | |
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| • Mayor | Maire | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.69 km2 (5.29 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 587 m (1,926 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2016) | ||
| • Total | 685 | |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2915 | |
| SFOS number | 6778 | |
| Surrounded by | Buix, Courtemaîche, Courchavon, Porrentruy, Courtedoux, Chevenez, Fahy, Croix (F), Villars-le-Sec (F) | |
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Bure is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It lies in very close proximity to the border with France.
Bure is first mentioned in 1139 as Bures. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Burnen, however, that name is no longer used.
Bure has an area of 13.69 km2 (5.29 sq mi). Of this area, 6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi) or 44.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.82 km2 (1.47 sq mi) or 27.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) or 14.4% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.0% of the area Out of the forested land, 26.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 29.3% is used for growing crops and 14.1% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the unproductive areas, 12.0% is unproductive vegetation and 2.4% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Porrentruy district, on the French border.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Pig salient Argent.
Bure has a population (as of December 2016[update]) of 685. As of 2008[update], 3.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -2.1%. Migration accounted for -1.4%, while births and deaths accounted for 0%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (670 or 98.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (13 or 1.9%) and Italian is the third (1 or 0.1%).
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