Les Enfers

Les Enfers
Les Enfers village
Coat of arms
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Location of Les Enfers
Coordinates: 47°18′N 07°03′E / 47.300°N 7.050°E / 47.300; 7.050Coordinates: 47°18′N 07°03′E / 47.300°N 7.050°E / 47.300; 7.050
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Jura
District	Franches-Montagnes
Government
• Mayor	Maire Annemarie Balmer
Area
• Total	7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Elevation	955 m (3,133 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	148
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Postal code	2875
SFOS number	6745
Surrounded by	Soubey, Montfavergier, Saint-Brais, Montfaucon, Saignelégier
Website	website missing SFSO statistics

Les Enfers is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

Les Enfers is first mentioned in 1330 as Au cruz des Enfers.

Les Enfers has an area of 7.14 km² (2.76 sq mi). Of this area, 3.46 km² (1.34 sq mi) or 48.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.41 km² (1.32 sq mi) or 47.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km² (0.073 sq mi) or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Out of the forested land, 44.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.0% is used for growing crops and 25.6% is pastures and 14.8% is used for alpine pastures.

The municipality is located in the Franches-Montagnes district. It consists of the village of Les Enfers and the hamlet of Cerniévillers.

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 municipal coat of arms is canting for the French word for Hell.