Lajoux (Switzerland)
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Lajoux village
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| Coordinates: 47°17′N 07°08′E / 47.283°N 7.133°ECoordinates: 47°17′N 07°08′E / 47.283°N 7.133°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Franches-Montagnes | |
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Maire Michel Gogniat |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 12.38 km2 (4.78 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 660 | |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Djoulais | |
| Postal code | 2718 | |
| SFOS number | 6750 | |
| Surrounded by | Les Genevez, Montfaucon, Saint-Brais, Saulcy, Rebévelier(BE), Châtelat(BE), Saicourt(BE) | |
| Website |
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Lajoux is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Lajoux is first mentioned in 1404 as La Jous Mertinatt.
Lajoux has an area of 12.38 km2 (4.78 sq mi). Of this area, 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi) or 62.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi) or 32.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 28.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 10.4% is used for growing crops and 28.5% is pastures and 23.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality is located in the Franches-Montagnes district. It consists of the village of Lajoux and the hamlets of Fornet-Dessus and Les Vacheries.
The municipalities of Le Bémont, Les Bois, Les Breuleux, La Chaux-des-Breuleux, Les Enfers, Les Genevez, Lajoux, Montfaucon, Muriaux, Le Noirmont, Saignelégier, Saint-Brais and Soubey are considering a merger on at a date in the future into the new municipality of Franches-Montagnes.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, issuant from sinister a hand clad Argent holding a crosier Or in pale issuant from base.
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