Jura Canton, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Jura canton ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Jura is a French speaking canton. It became a canton when it separated from Bern in 1979, thereby joining the Swiss Confederation. It has 82 communities. A list of all the municipalities can be found at this link. Click on the municipality to find information regarding it.

Getting started with Switzerland - Jura research
The capitol of Jura is Delemont. Jura is an agricultural area. Some of the industries of this canton include watchmaking and cloth manufacturing. Jura is located on the northwestern side of Switzerland and is its newest Canton. This canton has French and German speaking citizens.

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Jurisdictions
A list of all the municipalities can be found at this link. To find records of Canton Jura on the Family History LIbrary Catalog, these localities have been cross referenced under Canton Jura and Bern.