Arrondissements of the Jura department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Jura department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs).  The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.

If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.

The arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes.

The arrondissements of the Jura department are:

 INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 391  Dole  Dole 83,701  1,171.2    191 392  Lons-le-Saunier  Lons-le-Saunier  126,071  2,825.4    258 393  Saint-Claude  Saint-Claude 50,909  1,002.6    60

History
Since its creation, the Jura department has had few changes:
 1790 : six districts: Dole, Salins, Poligny, Lons-le-Saunier, Orgelet, Saint-Claude.
 1800 : the six districts were changed into four arrondissements: Lons-le-Saunier, Dole, Poligny and Saint-Claude.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Poligny was eliminated.

Related pages
 List of arrondissements of France

 References 

Jura
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France