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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 39 |
| Region: | Franche-Comté |
| Prefecture: | Lons-le-Saunier |
| Subprefectures: | Dole Saint-Claude |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 34 |
| Communes: | 545 |
| President of the General Council: | Gérard Bailly |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 79th |
| -1999 | 250,857 |
| Population density: | 50/km² |
| Land area¹: | 4999 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Lons-le-Saunier is a commune of France, préfecture (capital of the Jura département. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Dole is a commune in the Jura département in France, of which it is a Sous-préfecture. Saint-Claude is a town and commune in the Jura département, in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 3 arrondissements of the Jura department are Arrondissement of Dole, ( subprefecture: Dole) with 10 The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 35 cantons of the Jura department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 544 communes of the Jura département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Jura is a department in the east of France named after the Jura mountains (not to be confused with the Swiss canton of Jura). In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Jura Mountains are a small Mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the states of the Federal state of Switzerland. The Republic and Canton of the Jura (République et Canton du Jura also known as the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland
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History
Historically, Jura belonged to the Free County of Burgundy, known in French as the Franche-Comté. The Free County of Burgundy, in German Freigrafschaft Burgund, was a Medieval County (from 867 to 1678 AD within the traditional province and modern French Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy Dole was the capital until the region was conquered by Louis XIV and it was moved to Besançon. Dole is a commune in the Jura département in France, of which it is a Sous-préfecture. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Besançon (bəzɑ̃ˈsɔ̃ in French and Arpitan; German: Bisanz) is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté It is now a sous-préfecture of Jura.
As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the southern 2/3 of Jura spoke a dialect of Arpitan language. Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto It continued to be spoken in rural areas into the 20th century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
Jura is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was created from part of the former province of Franche-Comté. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy The departments of Jura, Doubs, and Haute-Saône form the modern Franche-Comté region of France. Haute-Saône ( Hiôta-Sona in Arpitan language is a French department of the Franche-Comté ( Franche-Comtât Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The prefecture (capital) is Lons-le-Saunier. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Lons-le-Saunier is a commune of France, préfecture (capital of the Jura département.
Geography
Jura is one of four departments of the Franche-Comté region and is surrounded by the French departments of Doubs, Haute-Saône, Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, and Ain, as well as the Swiss canton of Vaud on the east. Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy Haute-Saône ( Hiôta-Sona in Arpitan language is a French department of the Franche-Comté ( Franche-Comtât Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France. History Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Saône-et-Loire ( Sona-et-Lêre in Arpitan language is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire Ain (ɛ̃ Arpitan: En) is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. The Canton of Vaud ( French pronunciation) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the southwestern part of the
The Jura mountains are wooded and rolling, not craggy and rocky like the Alps.
Many lakes can be found throughout the Jura - the largest natural lake being Lac De Chalain, measuring 3km long and 1km wide. Lac de Vouglans was formed after the building of a hydro-electric dam. The Lac de Vouglans is the reservoir of the hydro-electric Power station at Vouglans on the River Ain in the département of Jura It is one of the largest man-made lakes in France.
Climate
The climate of the Jura varies greatly by elevation. The lower valleys are temperate and pleasant, but the high mountain valleys have bitterly cold winters. In Geology, a valley (also called a vale, dale, glen or strath and near or in Appalachia, a draw) is
Economy
Jura is a wine-growing region. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice The Jura wines are very distinctive and unusual wines, such as vin jaune, which is made by a similar process to sherry, developing under a flor of yeast. Jura wine, is French wine produced in the Jura département. Located between Burgundy and Switzerland, this cool climate Vin jaune ( French for "yellow wine" is a special and characteristic type of white Wine made in the Jura wine region in eastern France Sherry is a Fortified wine, made in and around the town of Jerez, Spain. This article is about the Spanish yeast For the historical/genealogical abbreviation see Floruit, for the argentine pop singer see Flor (singer, and for Yeasts are a growth form of eukaryotic Microorganisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with about 1500 Species currently described This is made from the local Savagnin grape variety. Savagnin or Savagnin Blanc is a variety of white Wine Grape with green-skinned berries Other grape varieties include Poulsard, Trousseau, and Chardonnay. Poulsard (also Ploussard) is a red Wine Grape variety from the Jura wine region in France. Bastardo ( Trousseau Noir, Tressot) is an old variety of red wine Grape. Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine.
Tourism
The Jura mountains provide ample opportunities for hiking, skiing, and other winter sports.
See also
- Cantons of the Jura department
- Communes of the Jura department
- Arrondissements of the Jura department
- French language
- Franco-Provençal language
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
- (French) Tourism website
- (English) Jura Tourism Guide
- (English) Tourism Information
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