Buix
Appearance
Buix | |
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Coordinates: 47°29′N 07°02′E / 47.483°N 7.033°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Jura |
District | Porrentruy |
Government | |
• Mayor | Thierry Crétin |
Area | |
• Total | 823 km2 (318 sq mi) |
Elevation | 383 m (1,257 ft) |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 476 |
• Density | 0.58/km2 (1.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 2925 |
SFOS number | 807 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-JU |
Surrounded by | Montignez, Courtemaîche, Bure, Boncourt, Villars-le-Sec (F), Courcelles (F) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Buix is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
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On 1 January 2009 the former municipalities of Buix, Courtemaîche and Montignez merged to form the new municipality of Basse-Allaine.[1]
The village is situated in a small valley in the middle of which runs the river Allaine.
References
[edit]- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
External links
[edit]- Buix in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.