Vendlincourt
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| Coordinates: 47°27′N 07°09′E / 47.450°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 47°27′N 07°09′E / 47.450°N 7.150°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Porrentruy | |
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Maire Bernard Corbat |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 560 | |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2943 | |
| SFOS number | 6806 | |
| Surrounded by | Bonfol, Damphreux, Coeuve, Alle, Miécourt, Levoncourt(F), Courtavon(F) | |
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Vendlincourt is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Vendlincourt is first mentioned in 1136 as Uuandeleincurt.
Vendlincourt has an area of 9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi). Of this area, 5.12 km2 (1.98 sq mi) or 55.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi) or 37.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 46.1% is used for growing crops and 8.8% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality is located in the Porrentruy district.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Fleur-de-lis in chief between a Saltire Or.
Vendlincourt has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 560. As of 2008[update], 7.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -6%. Migration accounted for -6.9%, while births and deaths accounted for 1.7%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (566 or 91.7%) as their first language, German is the second most common (28 or 4.5%) and Italian is the third (10 or 1.6%).
As of 2008[update], the population was 51.1% male and 48.9% female. The population was made up of 249 Swiss men (45.8% of the population) and 29 (5.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 249 Swiss women (45.8%) and 17 (3.1%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 269 or about 43.6% were born in Vendlincourt and lived there in 2000. There were 122 or 19.8% who were born in the same canton, while 54 or 8.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 74 or 12.0% were born outside of Switzerland.
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