Delémont

Also known as Delémont JU, Delemont, Delemont JU

Delémont (; ; , ) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants .

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Delémont is the capital city of the Swiss canton of Jura, located in northwestern Switzerland. With around 12,000 residents, it serves as the administrative and cultural center of its canton.

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Delémont
Swiss town.municipality_type: city
Swiss town.image_photo: 2006-Delsberg-Chateau-Eglise.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Delémont Castle (left) and Saint-Marcel Church
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Delémont Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Delémont COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Jura
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-JU
Swiss town.district: Delémont
Swiss town.postal_code: 2800
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6711
Swiss town.area: 22.03
Swiss town.elevation: 435
Swiss town.population: 11364
Swiss town.populationof: December 2007
Swiss town.popofyear: 2007
Swiss town.website: www.delemont.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Damien Chappuis

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Delémont
Demonym: Delbergerin
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Delémont District
Official language: French
Population: 12813
Area: 21.97
Elevation: 435
Body of water: Birs
Capital of: Delémont District
Shares border with: Rossemaison
Official website: www.delemont.ch
Image: Delemont.jpg
Dialing code: 032
Licence plate code: JU

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Commons category: Delémont
twinned administrative body: Belfort
topic's main category: Category:Delémont
postal code: 2800
P8168: Alvaiázere
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6711
category for people born here: Category:Births in Delémont, Switzerland
category of associated people: Category:People from Delémont

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Climate
Coat of arms
Demographics
Historic population
Government
Politics
Economy
Religion
Transportation
Heritage sites of national significance
Tourism
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Culture
Education
Sport
Notable people
References
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Delémont (; ; , ) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants .

==History== thumb|left|Porte au Loup thumb|left|Porte de Porrentruy thumb|left|Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919) The area of the municipality was already settled in the middle Bronze Age. Fifteen urn burials have been discovered in the municipality. There were late Bronze Age settlements south and west of the modern city. Several Iron Age buildings have been discovered south of town. There is also evidence of a Roman settlement, including a Gallo-Roman mausoleum and a small cache of coins. One or possibly several villas in the area may indicate the existence of a vicus near the town.

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