Buix

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Buix

Total population

462

Elevation383 m

Land area823 km²

Coordinates47.48°, 7.03°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Buix is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Marguerite Steinheil

French murder suspect (1869-1954)

Mathilde Laigle

French historian, professor and writer

G

Gabriel Theubet

Swiss politician

Patrick Sylvestre

Swiss footballer

Étienne Dormoy

French engineer, aircraft designer

A

André Bergeron

French trade unionist (1922–2014)

André Japy

French aviator (1904–1974)

André Villers

French photographer (1930-2016)

C

Charles Fréry

French politician and physician (1846-1891)

Charles Péchin

French politician

E

Edmond Enée

French sports coach

Edmond Miellet

French politician

Frédéric-Pierre Japy

French soldier, politician and officer (1826-1904)

Frédéric Japy

Gaston Japy

French politician

Jean-Charles Ablitzer

French organist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Jura

• Montignez
  1.4 mi away · pop. 243
• Boncourt
  1.4 mi away · pop. 1,211
• Courtemaîche
  1.7 mi away · pop. 630
• Bure
  2.9 mi away · pop. 659
• Courchavon
  3 mi away · pop. 293
• Lugnez
  3.2 mi away · pop. 190
• Damphreux
  3.4 mi away · pop. 184
• Coeuve
  3.6 mi away · pop. 733
• Porrentruy
  4.9 mi away · pop. 6,574
• Courtedoux
  4.9 mi away · pop. 782
• Beurnevésin
  5 mi away · pop. 119
• Fahy
  5.7 mi away

Browse all places in Jura →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Seen 2026-09-18

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-09-18

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Seen 2026-09-18

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-18

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Seen 2026-09-18

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Seen 2026-09-18

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-09-18

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-09-18

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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