Franches-Montagnes (district)
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Franches-Montagnes District District des Franches-Montagnes |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Jura
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| Capital | Saignelégier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 200.18 km2 (77.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 10,312 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 13 |
Franches-Montagnes District (German: Freiberge, French: District des Franches-Montagnes, Franc-Comtois: Dichtrict des Fraintches-Montaignes) is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Saignelégier. The French-speaking district has a population of 10,312 (as of 31 December 2015).
Franches-Montagnes contains a total of 13 municipalities:
The blazon of the district coat of arms is Or, a Roundel Argent bordered Sable and Coupeaux of Six Gules.
Franches-Montagnes has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 10,312.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (8,975 or 91.9%) as their first language, German is the second most common (431 or 4.4%) and Portuguese is the third (91 or 0.9%). There are 72 people who speak Italian and 4 people who speak Romansh.
As of 2008[update], the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. The population was made up of 4,498 Swiss men (45.1% of the population) and 456 (4.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 4,573 Swiss women (45.9%) and 446 (4.5%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the district, 4,147 or about 42.5% were born in Franches-Montagnes and lived there in 2000. There were 2,328 or 23.8% who were born in the same canton, while 1,840 or 18.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 1,031 or 10.6% were born outside of Switzerland.
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