Coat of arms of Jura canton, Switzerland

Jura

(Jura · Jura · Jura)

Canton · Administrative region

Capital: Delémont

76 895
Population
858 km²
Area
4
Districts
Official language: French

Cities & Towns

Top 185 places

Jura covers 858 km² , divided into 4 districts, with Delémont as its capital city. Around 76 895 people live here, giving a population density of 90 per km² Click a district on the map to open its page.

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Jura canton map with district boundaries, Switzerland

Jura canton map with district boundaries, Switzerland

Canton boundary with all district borders

Switzerland map with Jura canton highlighted

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All 26 cantons, this one highlighted

Jura canton outline map, Switzerland

Jura canton outline map, Switzerland

Clean solid-fill outline shape

Districts

4 districts

Jura is split into 4 districts. The largest is District de Porrentruy at 335 km², and the smallest is District de Moutier at 20 km² District de Delémont has the highest building count in OSM, with 26 054 recorded structures.

District Population Area (km²) Buildings Postcodes
District de Porrentruy 24 615 335 23 479 37 Open
District de Delémont 33 921 303 26 054 33 Open
District des Franches-Montagnes 10 806 200 6 447 19 Open
District de Moutier 7 553 20 3 059 1 Open

Postcodes

77 postcode areas

Jura has 77 postcode areas, covering roughly 2 661 km² and 102 390 mapped buildings. Postcode in Jura start with 2 (covering 2xxx), placing the canton in this Swiss postal zone. The most built-up postcode is 2740, with around 2 627 buildings. The map shades each postcode area by code number, so you can see at a glance how the Jura postal zones are laid out geographically.

77
Total postcodes
102 390
Buildings
2 661 km²
Total area
485
Avg. buildings
12.6 km²
Avg. area
551
Cities covered
1
Prefix zones
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Postcodes by building count

# Code Name Buildings Population Area km²
1 n/a 2 627 8 029 19.61
2 n/a 1 917 3 315 21.96
3 n/a 1 746 1 131 14.76
4 n/a 1 441 3 185 13.04
5 n/a 1 143 3 056 13.57
6 n/a 1 131 2 235 10.6
7 n/a 1 122 2 805 18.43
8 n/a 1 050 665 6.14
9 n/a 999 851 12.58
10 n/a 863 1 457 9.02
11 n/a 857 1 211 10.93
12 n/a 773 6 124 23.5
13 n/a 726 1 050 12.47
14 n/a 676 1 843 14.77
15 n/a 647 2 282 31.67
16 n/a 581 1 303 10.44
17 n/a 559 3 977 22.74
18 n/a 499 807 9.15
19 n/a 477 1 589 14.61
20 n/a 463 504 8.21

Postal services in Jura

Jura has 373 mapped postal facilities: 63 post offices, 305 post boxes, 5 parcel lockers. Swiss Post runs a wide network of branches and automated MyPost 24 parcel lockers across the canton.

Agence Le Noirmont · 2340 Le Noirmont
Filiale 2345 Les Breuleux
Filiale Bonfol
Filiale Courtételle · 2852 Courtételle
Filiale Glovelier · 2855 Glovelier
Filiale Moutier · 2740 Moutier
Filiale Porrentruy · 2900 Porrentruy
Filiale St-Ursanne
La Poste
Post
Poste · 2854 Bassecourt
Poste Filiale 2800 Delémont 2 Ville

Transport

31 lines, 143 routes

Click a route on the map to see its details.

By mode

bus 31 lines

Network overview

Lines 31
Routes 143
Total network length 1476.9 km
Operators 2
Longest line 8: 278.5 km
Most stops 35: 51 stops

Jura has 1476.9 km of public transport routes across 31 lines and 143 services, run by 2 operators.

Full transport breakdown

Population and Building Density

by municipality (Gemeinde borders)

Summary

Hover over a municipality to see its figures.

Public Holidays

26 holidays in 2026 & 2027

Jura observes 13 public holidays in 2026. Alongside the Swiss national holidays, Jura has 9 canton-specific holidays.

Date Holiday Day Scope
01.01.2026 New Year's Day Thursday National
02.01.2026 Saint Berchtold's Day Friday Canton
03.04.2026 Good Friday Friday Canton
06.04.2026 Easter Monday Monday Canton
01.05.2026 Labor Day Friday Canton
14.05.2026 Ascension Day Thursday National
25.05.2026 Whit Monday Monday Canton
04.06.2026 Corpus Christi Thursday Canton
23.06.2026 Independence Day Tuesday Canton
01.08.2026 National Day Saturday National
15.08.2026 Assumption Day Saturday Canton
01.11.2026 All Saints' Day Sunday Canton
25.12.2026 Christmas Day Friday National

Heraldry

Official heraldry, free to download

These are the official heraldic symbols of Jura. The images come from Wikimedia Commons and can be downloaded below in SVG (scales to any size) or PNG (600 x 600 px).

Questions about Jura

Quick answers
What is the capital city of Jura?

The capital of Jura is Delémont, with around 11 809 residents.

How many people live in Jura?

Around 76 895 people call Jura home, spread across 858 km².

How big is Jura?

Jura takes up 858 km², which is roughly 331 square miles.

Is Jura a canton or a city?

Jura is a canton, one of 26 member states of the Swiss Confederation. Each one has its own constitution, parliament, government, and courts. Its administrative capital is Delémont.

What language is spoken in Jura?

The official language of Jura is French.

How many districts does Jura have?

Jura is divided into 4 districts (Bezirke). These include District de Porrentruy, District de Delémont, District des Franches-Montagnes, District de Moutier , each forming a second-level administrative subdivision of the canton.

What postal codes does Jura use?

Jura uses 77 postal code areas. Swiss codes are always 4 digits long. Codes here start with 2.