Boncourt, Switzerland

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Coordinates: 47°30′N, 07°01′E

Boncourt
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Jura
District	Porrentruy
Coordinates	47°30′N, 07°01′E
Population	1,333  (2003)
- Density	148 /km² (383 /sq.mi.)
Area	9.02 km² (3.5 sq mi)
Elevation	373 m (1,224 ft)
Postal code	2826
SFOS number	6774
Surrounded by	Buix,Villars-le-Sec(F), Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque(F), Lebetain(F), Delle(F), Florimont(F), Courcelles(F)
Website	www.boncourt.ch
Boncourt

Boncourt is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

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• Boncourt, Switzerland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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The nearest part of Switzerland to the English Channel, Boncourt is connected to the S.N.C.F. network by a single track rail, planned to reopen in 2009. During the Second World War Boncourt was a vital staging post for French speaking Switzerland, and the resistance. Boncourt is the first town on the Swiss border when travelling from Paris to Berne via Belfort.