Franches-Montagnes District

Franches-Montagnes District District des Franches-Montagnes
—  District  —
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Jura
Capital	Delémont
Area
– Total	200.18 km2 (77.3 sq mi)
Population (2009)
– Total	9,945
– Density	49.7/km2 (128.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	13

Franches-Montagnes District (German: Freiberge, French: District des Franches-Montagnes, Franc-Comtois: Dichtrict des Fraintches-Montaignes) is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Saignelégier. The French-speaking district has a population of 9,945 (as of 31 December 2009).^[1]

Municipalities

Franches-Montagnes contains a total of 13 municipalities:

Municipality	Population (31 December 2009)[1]	Area km²[2]
La Chaux-des-Breuleux	82	4.05
Lajoux	685	12.38
Le Bémont	326	11.67
Le Noirmont	1,662	20.39
Les Bois	1,155	24.74
Les Breuleux	1,373	10.81
Les Enfers	156	7.14
Les Genevez	525	13.61
Montfaucon	584	18.24
Muriaux	495	16.89
Saignelégier	2,527	31.64
Saint-Brais	222	15.15
Soubey	153	13.47
Total	9,945	200.18

Mergers

• In 2009 Montfavergier merged into Montfaucon and Le Peuchapatte merged into Muriaux. At the same time, Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier. Also in 2009, Epauvillers and Epiquerez merged into Clos du Doubs of the Porrentruy District.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
2. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 14 January 2010

Coordinates: 47°15′N 6°59′E / 47.25°N 6.983°E / 47.25; 6.983