Delémont

Delémont
Delémont Castle (left) and Saint-Marcel Church
Location of Delémont
Delémont
Delémont
Coordinates: 47°22′N 7°21′E / 47.367°N 7.350°E / 47.367; 7.350
CountrySwitzerland
CantonJura
DistrictDelémont
Government
  MayorMaire (list)
Damien Chappuis PCSI
(as of 2015)
Area
  Total
22 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total
12,682
  Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2800
SFOS number6711
ISO 3166 codeCH-JU
Surrounded byDevelier, Courtételle, Rossemaison, Courrendlin, Courroux, Soyhières, Mettembert, Bourrignon
Twin townsBelfort (France)
Websitewww.delemont.ch
SFSO statistics

Delémont (French pronunciation: [dəlemɔ̃]; Franc-Comtois: D'lémont; German: Delsberg, [ˈdeːlsˌbɛʁk] ) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants as of 2013.