Beurnevésin

Beurnevésin (French pronunciation: [bœʁnəvezɛ̃]) is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

[3] On 1 January 2024, Beurnevésin is set to merge with Bonfol to form the new municipality of Basse-Vendline.

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.

[6] 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.

[10] 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%).

[10] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 30.84% of the vote.

[10] There were 81 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 48.1% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 6 of which, 3 were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles and 2 were in a hotel or restaurant.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 100 or 63.7% were Roman Catholic, while 33 or 21.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

The village, about 1914.
Marker stones near Beurnevésin village. On the left, the border between Switzerland, France and Germany from 1871 to 1914. In the middle, France and Germany before 1871. On the right, the base of a stone from the time of the Habsburgs.
Beurnevésin village