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Jura

Located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Coordinates: 46°44′04″ N 5°43′25″ E

Map showing the location of Jura Jura
Location in France
Population
258,405
258.4K
Elevation
539 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
70
listed under Jura

About Jura

Jura is a district. Location: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Population: 258,405.

From Wikipedia

Jura ( JOOR-ə, ZHOOR-ə; French: [ʒyʁa] ) is a department in the northeastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The department takes its name from the Jura Mountains. Its prefecture is Lons-le-Saunier; subprefectures are Dole and Saint-Claude. In 2023, Jura had a population of 257,973. It has a short portion of the border of Switzerland.

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At a glance

Built
1790
Area
4,999 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

  • 7 sights and natural places within 10 km Forêt de l'Heute, Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Baume-les-Messieurs
  • Listed here: Natural site: 37, River: 24, Lake: 6, Municipality: 3

Places in Jura

70 places

Nature and heritage in Jura

Sources & licences

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