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Delémont is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants as of 2013. The area of the municip…
Delémont is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants as of 2013. 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.
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Elevation: 435 m (1,427 ft)
  • Canton: Jura
  • District: Delémont
  • Time zone: UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  • Postal code(s): 2800
  • SFOS number: 6711

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