Departement du Jura (Jura), Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Departement du Jura: French department

About

Quick Facts about Jura

Population : 260,188
Country : France
State : Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (France)
Head of government : president of the departmental council
Area : 4999 km2
Official name : Jura
Annual number of weddings : 924
Easternmost point : Point(6.2073939 46.7650154)
Northernmost point : Point(5.5226395 47.3057621)
Named for : Jura Mountains
Capital : Lons-le-Saunier
Establishment : March 03, 1790
Time Zone : UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00
Local time : 16:45:03 (29th March 2024)

Geography

Jura is located at 46°44'4"N 5°43'25"E (46.7343100, 5.7234900). It has 4 neighbors: Canton de Vaud, Departement du Doubs, Departement de la Cote d Or and Departement de l Ain.

Departement du Jura map

    Clément Pernot ,

Jura has 4 neighbours.

  • Lombard
  • arrondissement of Dole
  • arrondissement of Saint-Claude
  • arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2015 261,294 - demographic balance
2017 260,188 -0.43% census

Departement du Jura, Département du Jura, Giura, Jura