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Beurnevésin
Beurnevésin is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Beurnevésin is first mentioned in 1270 as ''Brunnevisin''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Brischwiler'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Beurnevésin has an area of . Of this area, or 55.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 36.5% of the total land area is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Beurnevésin is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Beurnevésin is first mentioned in 1270 as ''Brunnevisin''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Brischwiler'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Beurnevésin has an area of . Of this area, or 55.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 36.5% of the total land area is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porrentruy (district)
Porrentruy District (, ) is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Porrentruy. The French-speaking district has a population of (as of ). Municipalities Porrentruy is divided into a total of 20 municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Gules a Fess Argent, overall a Cockatrice Or volant holding in legs and beak a Crosier of the same.'' Demographics Porrentruy has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (22,008 or 91.8%) as their first language, German is the second most common (1,001 or 4.2%) and Italian is the third (306 or 1.3%). There are 8 people who speak Romansh. , the population was 48.8% male and 51.2% female. The population was made up of 10,585 Swiss men (43.7% of the population) and 1,243 (5.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 11,322 Swiss women (46.7%) and 1,083 (4.5%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the district, 9,552 or about 39.8% were born in Porre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damphreux
Damphreux () is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Damphreux is first mentioned in 1161 as ''Damfriol''. On 1 January 2023, Damphreux and Lugnez were merged to form the new municipality of Damphreux-Lugnez. Geography Damphreux has an area of . Of this area, or 62.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 31.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.5% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, all of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonfol
Bonfol is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It was also home to one of the most hazardous waste landfills in all of Switzerland. History Bonfol is first mentioned in 1136 as ''Bunfol''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Pumpfel'', however, that name is no longer used. According to tradition, the village was founded after the Burgundian Wars for Stephan of Hagenbach, a vassal of Charles the Bold, to replace his destroyed villages of Bonfol-le-Vieux, Trunchéré and Vareroille. During World War I from 1914 until 1918, the Western Front between the Allies and Germany began at the village of Le Largin in Bonfol. Geography Bonfol has an area of . Of this area, or 47.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.5% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugnez
Lugnez is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Lugnez is first mentioned around 501-600 as ''Lugduniaco''. In 1225 it was mentioned as ''Lunigie''. On 1 January 2023, Damphreux and Lugnez were merged to form the new municipality of Damphreux-Lugnez. Geography Lugnez has an area of . Of this area, or 59.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajoie
The Ajoie (german: Elsgau, Franc-Comtois: ''Aidjoue'') is an historic region roughly coinciding with Porrentruy District in the canton of Jura in northwestern Switzerland. It is a part of the Jura plain, composed of six geographic areas: * the Vendline (river) valley (northeast), with the communities Vendlincourt, Bonfol and Beurnevésin; * La Baroche (east): Miécourt, Charmoille, Fregiécourt, Pleujouse and Asuel; * the flanc du Mont-Terri (south): Cornol, Courgenay, Fontenais and Bressaucourt; * the Haute-Ajoie (west): Courtedoux, Chevenez, Rocourt, Roche-d'Or, Réclère, Damvant, Grandfontaine, Fahy and Bure; * Allaine (river) valley (centre and north): Alle, Porrentruy, Courchavon, Courtemaîche, Montignez, Buix and Boncourt; * the Coeuvatte valley (north): Coeuve, Damphreux and Lugnez. The inhabitants are mainly Roman Catholic. Each year on St. Martin's Day they enjoy a substantial banquet lasting for many hours, and composed of all the various cuts of fres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voter Turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford University political scientists Adam Bonica and Michael McFaul, there is a consensus among political scientists that "democracies perform better when more people vote." Institutional factors drive the vast majority of differences in turnout rates.Michael McDonald and Samuel Popkin"The Myth of the Vanishing Voter"in American Political Science Review. December 2001. p. 970. For example, simpler parliamentary democracies where voters get shorter ballots, fewer elections, and a multi-party system that makes accountability easier see much higher turnout than the systems of the United States, Japan, and Switzerland. Significance Some parts of society are more likely to vote than others. As turnout approaches 90%, significant differences between vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic People's Party Of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (german: Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz, CVP), also called the Christian Democratic Party (french: Parti démocrate-chrétien, PDC), Democratic People's Party ( it, Partito Popolare Democratico, PPD) and Swiss Christian Democratic Party ( rm, ), PCD), was a Christian-democratic political party in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021, it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre, which now operates at the federal level. The Christian Democratic People's Party will continue to exist at the cantonal level as individual local and regional parties determine their status. Its 28 parliamentary seats in the National Council and 13 parliamentary seats in the Council of States were transferred to the new party, as was its sole executive seat on the Federal Council, held by Viola Amherd. The party was founded as the Catholic Conservative Party in 1912. It peaked in the 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party (german: Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; rm, Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (french: Union démocratique du centre, UDC; it, Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a national-conservative, right-wing populist political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Marco Chiesa, it is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 53 members of the National Council and 6 of the Council of States. The SVP originated in 1971 as a merger of the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) and the Democratic Party, while the BGB, in turn, had been founded in the context of the emerging local farmers' parties in the late 1910s. The SVP initially did not enjoy any increased support beyond that of the BGB, retaining around 11% of the vote through the 1970s and 1980s. This changed however during the 1990s, when the party underwent deep structural and ideological changes under the influence of Christoph Blocher; the SVP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary Sector Of The Economy
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. This sector generally takes the output of the primary sector (i.e. raw materials) and creates finished goods suitable for sale to domestic businesses or consumers and for export (via distribution through the tertiary sector). Many of these industries consume large quantities of energy, require factories and use machinery; they are often classified as light or heavy based on such quantities. This also produces waste materials and waste heat that may cause environmental problems or pollution (see negative externalities). Examples include textile production, car manufacturing, and handicraft. Manufacturing is an important activity in promoting economic growth and development. Nations that export manufactured products tend to generate highe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primary Sector Of The Economy
The primary sector of the economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in developing countries than it does in developed countries. For example, in 2018, agriculture, forestry, and fishing comprised more than 15% of GDP in sub-Saharan Africa but less than 1% of GDP in North America. In developed countries the primary sector has become more technologically advanced, enabling for example the mechanization of farming, as compared with lower-tech methods in poorer countries. More developed economies may invest additional capital in primary means of production: for example, in the United States corn belt, combine harvesters pick the corn, and sprayers spray large amounts of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, producing a higher yield than is possible using less capital-intensive techniques. These technologic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Swiss Federal Election
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States. The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date.The date of the election of the members of the Council of States is a matter of cantonal law. 24 cantons have chosen to let the elections coincide with the federally regulated National Council elections. Two cantons are electing their members of the Council of States at an earlier date: Zug reelected its incumbents Peter Bieri and Rolf Schweiger on 29 October 2006, while Appenzell Innerrhoden elected Ivo Bischofsberger as its on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
