Jura (department)

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Jura
Department of France
From top down, left to right: Lac de Vouglans, Baume-les-Messieurs, Poligny, Lac de Bonlieu, Lac de l'Abbaye, Les Planches-près-Arbois, Chancia
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Jura in France
Coordinates: 46°40′31″N 5°33′16″E / 46.67528°N 5.55444°E / 46.67528; 5.55444
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Prefecture	Lons-le-Saunier
Subprefectures	Dole Saint-Claude
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	Gérôme Fassenet[1] (LR)
Area 1
• Total	4,999 km2 (1,930 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Lowest elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	258,405
• Rank	83rd
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	39
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	17
Communes	494
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Jura (/ˈ(d)ʒʊərə/ JOOR-ə, ZHOOR-ə, French: [ʒyʁa] ^ⓘ)^{[needs Arpitan IPA]} is a department in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The department takes its name from the Jura Mountains. Its prefecture is Lons-le-Saunier; subprefectures are Dole and Saint-Claude. In 2019, Jura had a population of 259,199.^[3] Its INSEE code is 39. It has a short portion of the border of Switzerland.