Beurnevésin
Origin of the name Beurnevésin
The village appears in 1270 as « Brunnevisin ». Its former German name is « Brischwiler ». No explanation has yet been found for this name.[1]
Founding of Beurnevésin
Neither the founder nor the circumstances in which Beurnevésin came into being are known. The village is first mentioned in 1270. In the Middle Ages it shared the fate of the advocacy of Ajoie, incorporated into the Prince-Bishopric of Basel at the end of the 13th century. The castle of the knights of Beurnevésin overlooked it until it was burned in 1387. The fief, distinct from the village, went from 1410 as an appanage to the von Spechbach family, then passed to the Bishop of Basel in 1625. Under the Ancien Régime the municipality belonged to the mairie of Cœuve. Still a farming village, Beurnevésin is today part of the municipality of Basse-Vendline (merger of 1 January 2024).[1]
History of Beurnevésin
1270. First mention: « Brunnevisin ».[1]
end of the 13th century. The advocacy of Ajoie, whose fate Beurnevésin shares, is incorporated into the Prince-Bishopric of Basel.[1]
1387. The castle of the knights of Beurnevésin, overlooking the village, is burned.[1]
1410. The fief, distinct from the village, becomes the appanage of the von Spechbach family.[1]
end of the 15th or early 16th century. Construction of the polygonal choir of the church of Saint-Jacques, built against the bell tower.[1]
1625. The fief passes to the Bishop of Basel.[1]
1793-1813. Beurnevésin belongs to the French departments of Mont-Terrible, then Haut-Rhin.[1]
1802. Beurnevésin, until then a dependency of Damphreux, becomes a parish.[1]
1829. Construction of the nave of the church of Saint-Jacques.[1]
1836. Beurnevésin becomes a mixed municipality.[1]
1978. End of its membership of the Bernese district of Porrentruy.[1]
1988. Land consolidation.[1]
2024. On 1 January Beurnevésin merges with Bonfol to form the municipality of Basse-Vendline.[1]
Population of Beurnevésin
Sources and references: [1]
| 1809 | 225 |
| 1818 | 270 |
| 1850 | 347 |
| 1860 | 351 |
| 1900 | 248 |
| 1930 | 225 |
| 1941 | 246 |
| 1950 | 222 |
| 2000 | 157 |
| 2010 | 139 |
| 2020 | 119 |
| 2023 | 112 |
Historic sites in Beurnevésin
Church of Saint-Jacques. Its polygonal choir, from the end of the 15th or early 16th century, is built against the bell tower. The nave dates from 1829. Beurnevésin, first a dependency of Damphreux, became a parish in 1802.[1]
Site of the castle of the knights of Beurnevésin. The castle of the knights of Beurnevésin overlooked the village. It was burned in 1387. The fief was held from 1410 by the von Spechbach family, then passed to the Bishop of Basel in 1625.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Beurnevésin » (Bernard Prongué), version du 05.12.2024
- Gouvernement de la République et Canton du Jura, message relatif à la fusion des communes mixtes de Beurnevésin et de Bonfol (Basse-Vendline), 06.12.2022
- geo.admin.ch (swisstopo), recherche de lieux « Beurnevésin »
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