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Jura (department)
Jura | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=simple&file=File:Jura-Position.svg) Location of Jura in France | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′31″N 5°33′16″E / 46.67528°N 5.55444°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Prefecture | Lons-le-Saunier |
| Subprefectures | Dole, Saint-Claude |
| Government | |
| • President | Clément Pernot[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,999.2 km2 (1,930.2 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
| • Total | 260,681 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jurassiens |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-39 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 17 |
| Communes | 509 |
| Website | www.jura.fr |
Jura is a department in the east of France in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is named after the Jura mountains.
The largest city in the department is Dole but its prefecture (capital) is the city of Lons-le-Saunier.
- ↑ "Les élus et commissions" (in French). Le Conseil départemental du Jura. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ "Département du Jura (39)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2014: Recensement de la population - Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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