district des Franches-Montagnes

Geschichte

Franches-Montagnes District is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Saignelégier. The French-speaking district has a population of.MunicipalitiesFranches-Montagnes contains a total of 13 municipalities:Mergers In 2009 Montfavergier merged into Montfaucon and Le Peuchapatte merged into Muriaux. At the same time, Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier. Also in 2009, Epauvillers and Epiquerez merged into Clos du Doubs of the Porrentruy District.Coat of armsThe blazon of the district coat of arms is Or, a Roundel Argent bordered Sable and Coupeaux of Six Gules.DemographicsFranches-Montagnes has a population of.Most of the population speaks French (8,975 or 91.9%) as their first language, German is the second most common (431 or 4.4%) and Portuguese is the third (91 or 0.9%). There are 72 people who speak Italian and 4 people who speak Romansh.