Etangs de Bonfol are a series of
ponds
A pond is a small, still, land-based body of water formed by pooling inside a depression, either naturally or artificially. A pond is smaller than a lake and there are no official criteria distinguishing the two, although defining a pond t ...
at
Bonfol in the
Canton of Jura
The Republic and Canton of Jura (officially in ), less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura ( ; ), is the newest (founded in 1979) of the 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland. The capital is Delémont. It shar ...
,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. The main ponds are named "étang du Milieu" and "Neuf-Etang". They are separated by a dam.
Since 1962, the étangs de Bonfol are a nature preserve. They are listed in the
Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas The ''Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas'' is part of a 2001 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage. The inventory includes spawning areas of amphibians of nat ...
(2001), and, together with the étang at
Vendlincourt
Vendlincourt () is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
History
Vendlincourt is first mentioned in 1136 as ''Uuandeleincurt''.
Geography
Vendlincourt has an area of . Of this area, or 55.8% is ...
, in the
Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments The ''Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments'' in Switzerland aims to protect landscapes of national importance. The inventory is part of a 1977 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of ...
(1977).
The ponds were developed by
bishop of Basel
The Diocese of Basel (; ) is a Latin Church, Latin Catholic diocese in Switzerland.
Historically, the bishops of Basel were also secular rulers of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel (). Today the diocese of Basel includes the Swiss Cantons of Switze ...
for fishing.
Bonfol
Lakes of the canton of Jura
Nature reserves in Switzerland
IUCN Category IV
IUCN Category V
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