Bonfol

Also known as Bonfol JU

Bonfol (; Frainc-Comtou: Bonfô) is a former 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.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Bonfol
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.image_photo: Bonfol, Eglise Saint-Laurent 2.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: The church of Saint-Laurent at Bonfol
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Bonfol Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Bonfol-blazon.svg
Swiss town.canton: Jura
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-JU
Swiss town.district: Porrentruy
Swiss town.postal_code: 2944
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6775
Swiss town.area: 13.59
Swiss town.elevation: 432
Swiss town.population: 668
Swiss town.populationof: 2004
Swiss town.website: www.bonfol.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Jean-Denis Henzelin
Swiss town.mayor_title: Maire

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Bonfol waste dump
Coat of arms
Demographics
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Transportation
References

==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.

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