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Porrentruy District

Located in Canton of Jura, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°24′53″ N 7°04′35″ E

Porrentruy District
Jérémy Toma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
24,276
24.3K
Elevation
440 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
19
listed under Porrentruy District
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg39 km
BRN Bern Airport64 km

About Porrentruy District

Porrentruy District is a district. Location: Canton of Jura, Switzerland. Population: 24,276.

From Wikipedia

Porrentruy District (German: Bezirk Pruntrut, French: District de Porrentruy) is one of the four districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Porrentruy. The French-speaking district has a population of 24,276 (as of 31 December 2020).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
335 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Porrentruy District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
May (100 mm)
Driest month
March (69 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Porrentruy District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)79766978100100898687859192

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Porrentruy District

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 39 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 41 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 39 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 64 kmsoutheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 111 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Basel Population: 177.6K 41 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 42 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 59 kmsoutheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 82 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 87 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Porrentruy District

Within 100 km: 373 historic and cultural sites, 1,402 natural sites, 373 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Etang de la Gruère Lake 20 kmS
  • Etangs Rougeat Lake 8 kmNE
  • Pisciculture Lake 7 kmN
  • Lac Tabeillon Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km549 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 56 kmSE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 38 kmS
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 54 kmS
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 57 kmS

60–100 km1,532 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmSE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 99 kmSE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 99 kmSE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Porrentruy District

19 places
  1. 1 Porrentruy 6.6K
  2. 2 Courgenay 2.4K
  3. 3 Alle 1.9K
  4. 4 Fontenais 1.7K
  5. 5 Clos du Doubs 1.3K
  6. 6 Basse-Allaine 1.2K
  7. 7 Boncourt 1.2K
  8. 8 La Baroche 1.1K
  9. 9 Haute-Ajoie 1.1K
  10. 10 Cornol 1K
  11. 11 Basse-Vendline 782
  12. 12 Courtedoux 772
  13. 13 Coeuve 721
  14. 14 Bure 648
  15. 15 Vendlincourt 559
  16. 16 Grandfontaine 388
  17. 17 Fahy 349
  18. 18 Courchavon 303

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Nature and heritage in Porrentruy District

Nearby attractions & nature

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