The Republic and Canton of Jura, less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura, is the newest of the 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland. The capital is Delémont. It shares borders with the canton of Basel-Landschaft, the canton of Bern, the canton of Neuchatel, the canton of Solothurn, and the French régions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est.
Delémont is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants as of 2013.
Vue des Alpes is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Neuchâtel.
Col de l'Aiguillon is a Swiss pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud.
Balmberg Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Chasseral Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains, lying west of the Chasseral. The pass is located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Neuchâtel and Bern. It is traversed by a road connecting Saint-Imier and Nods, both located in the Bernese Jura. North-east of the pass is the Chasseral Ouest, the highest point of the canton of Neuchâtel.
Col de la Givrine is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, near the border with France.
Col des Etroits is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Col du Marchairuz is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Col du Mollendruz is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Col du Mont Crosin is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
La Tourne is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
Les Pontins is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.
Passwang Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Weissenstein Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
The European route E27 is a road in Europe, part of the United Nations International E-road network, running from Belfort, France to Aosta, Italy. Between these two cities, most of the route passes through French-speaking Switzerland, including a section along the eastern shore of the Lake Geneva, and a mountain section that peaks at just above 1,900 metres in the Great St Bernard Tunnel.
The A16, a motorway in north-central Switzerland, is a divided freeway connecting the border to France to the A5 motorway, 84 kilometres (52 mi) to the south on the Swiss plateau.
The Basel–Biel/Bienne railway line is a standard gauge railway line of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the BLS AG. It runs from Basel SBB along the Birs in the French-speaking Jura to Delémont and Biel/Bienne. The traffic on the line is shown in table 230 of the official timetable.
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