With an area of 4,999 km², the département of Jura is located in the région of Franche-Comté.
The préfecture
is Lons-le-Saunier and the sous-préfectures are Dôle and Saint-Claude.
Neighbouring departments are Ain,
Côte-d'Or, Doubs, Haute-Saône and Saône-et-Loire.
The department is named after the mountains of Jura, bordering
Switzerland.
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