Bure (Jura)

Geschichte

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.HistoryBure is first mentioned in 1139 as Bures. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Burnen, however, that name is no longer used.GeographyBure has an area of. Of this area, 6.09km2 or 44.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.82km2 or 27.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.82km2 or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 1.97km2 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.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Pig salient Argent.DemographicsBure has a population of., 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%.