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Canton of Jura

République et Canton du Jura
Canton of Switzerland
Coat of arms of République et Canton du Jura
Coat of arms
Map of Switzerland, location of Jura highlighted
Location in Switzerland
Coordinates: 47°22′N 7°9′E / 47.367°N 7.150°E / 47.367; 7.150Coordinates: 47°22′N 7°9′E / 47.367°N 7.150°E / 47.367; 7.150
Capital Delémont
Subdivisions 64 municipalities, 3 districts
Government
 • Executive Governement (5)
 • Legislative Parlement (60)
Area
 • Total 838.55 km2 (323.77 sq mi)
Population (12/2015)
 • Total 72,782
 • Density 87/km2 (220/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code CH-JU
Highest point 1,302 m (4,272 ft): Mont Raimeux
Lowest point 364 m (1,194 ft): Allaine at Boncourt
Joined 1979
Languages French
Website JU.ch

The Republic and Canton of the Jura (French: République et Canton du Jura), also known as the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura, is one of the cantons of Switzerland. It is the newest (created in 1979) of the 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland. The capital is Delémont. It shares borders with the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, the Canton of Bern, the Canton Neuchâtel, the Canton of Solothurn and the French régions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est.

The King of Burgundy donated much of the land that today makes up Canton Jura to the Bishop of Basel in 999. The area was a sovereign state within the Holy Roman Empire for more than 800 years. After the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 the Jura had close ties with the Swiss Confederation. At the Congress of Vienna (1815), the Jura region became part of the canton of Bern. This act caused dissention. The Jura was French-speaking and Roman Catholic, whereas the canton of Bern was mostly German-speaking and Protestant.


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