Porrentruy DistrictPorrentruy District (Bezirk Pruntrut, District de Porrentruy) is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Porrentruy. The French-speaking district has a population of (as of ). Porrentruy is divided into a total of 20 municipalities: The blazon of the district coat of arms is Gules a Fess Argent, overall a Cockatrice Or volant holding in legs and beak a Crosier of the same. Porrentruy has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (22,008 or 91.
BressaucourtBressaucourt is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Bressaucourt merged into the municipality of Fontenais. Bressaucourt is first mentioned in 1139 as Bersalcurt. Before the merger, Bressaucourt had a total area of . Of this area, or 41.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 53.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.
FontenaisFontenais is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Bressaucourt merged into the municipality of Fontenais. Fontenais is first mentioned in 1148 as Fonteneis. Fontenais has an area of . Of this area, or 48.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.
Canton of JuraThe Republic and Canton of Jura (République et canton du Jura), less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura (ˈ(d)ʒʊərə , ʒyʁa),Arpitan is the newest (founded in 1979) 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.