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The Republic and Canton of Jura: Introductory Note

Philip Raworth
Edited By: Philip Raworth

Content type:
Constitutional overviews (by jurisdiction)
OUP reference:
OCW CM 909 (CH-jur)
Product:
Oxford Constitutions of the World [OCW]
Jurisdiction:
Jura
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From: Oxford Constitutions (http://oxcon.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 25 April 2025

Jura is the newest of the Swiss cantons, having joined the Swiss Confederation1 in 1979. It is situated in the north of the country and is bordered on the north and west by the French department of Jura, on the east by the half-canton of Basel-Country and on the south by the Canton of Berne. It is divided into three districts—Delémont, Porrentruy and Franches-Montagnes—and eighty-three communes. The capital is Delémont. According to a 2013 census, Jura has a population of around 71,736 and a surface area of 838 square kilometers (324 square miles). For over 800...
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