Porrentruy
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Porrentruy is a Swiss municipality and seat of the district of the same name located in the canton of Jura.
Porrentruy
This view of Porrentruy dates from the 17th century.
Hôtel de Ville
Porrentruy town and surroundings from Porrentruy Castle
Canton of Jura
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The Republic and Canton of Jura, less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura, is the newest 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.
Old city of Porrentruy
The coat of arms of the canton has been added to the side of the dome in the Federal Palace in Bern, which features the arms of the other cantons, after its foundation in 1978