Bure

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Bure

Total population

659

Coordinates47.44°, 7.01°

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

Overview

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.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

K

Kathy Leander

Swiss singer

Marguerite Steinheil

French murder suspect (1869-1954)

E

Emilie Aubry

Swiss racing cyclist

P

Pierre Jolissaint

Swiss lawyer (1830-1896)

J

Joseph Stockmar

Swiss politician (1851-1919)

G

Gabriel Theubet

Swiss politician

Patrick Sylvestre

Swiss footballer

André Japy

French aviator (1904–1974)

André Villers

French photographer (1930-2016)

Edmond Miellet

French politician

Frédéric-Pierre Japy

French soldier, politician and officer (1826-1904)

Frédéric Japy

Gaston Japy

French politician

Maurice Bidaux

French writer (1908–2000)

Philippe Berger

French politician and professor (1846–1912)

P

Pierre Beucler

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

Nearby places in Jura

• Courtemaîche
  2.2 mi away · pop. 630
• Courchavon
  2.4 mi away · pop. 293
• Courtedoux
  2.8 mi away · pop. 782
• Buix
  2.9 mi away · pop. 462
• Fahy
  3.1 mi away
• Chevenez
  3.5 mi away · pop. 643
• Porrentruy
  3.7 mi away · pop. 6,574
• Montignez
  3.9 mi away · pop. 243
• Boncourt
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,211
• Bressaucourt
  4 mi away · pop. 426
• Rocourt
  4.2 mi away · pop. 157
• Coeuve
  4.4 mi away · pop. 733

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.

Books about Bure

Search results from Open Library.

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).

Official Identifiers