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Buix

Coordinates: 47°29′N 07°02′E / 47.483°N 7.033°E / 47.483; 7.033
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Buix
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Buix is located in Switzerland
Buix
Buix
Buix is located in Canton of Jura
Buix
Buix
Coordinates: 47°29′N 07°02′E / 47.483°N 7.033°E / 47.483; 7.033
CountrySwitzerland
CantonJura
DistrictPorrentruy
Government
 • MayorThierry Crétin
Area
 • Total
823 km2 (318 sq mi)
Elevation
383 m (1,257 ft)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
476
 • Density0.58/km2 (1.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2925
SFOS number807
ISO 3166 codeCH-JU
Surrounded byMontignez, Courtemaîche, Bure, Boncourt, Villars-le-Sec (F), Courcelles (F)
Websitewww.buix.ch
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Buix is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

Aerial view (1950)

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

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  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
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