Delémont
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Delémont is the capital city of the Swiss canton of Jura, located in northwestern Switzerland. With around 12,000 residents, it serves as the administrative and cultural center of its canton.
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- Delémont Castle (left) and Saint-Marcel Church
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- Swiss town.postal_code
- 2800
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6711
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- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Historic population
- Government
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Transportation
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Tourism
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Culture
- Education
- Sport
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Delémont (; ; , ) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants .
==History== thumb|left|Porte au Loup thumb|left|Porte de Porrentruy thumb|left|Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919) 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.