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.