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Citizenship test in Jura: the interview with a questionnaire on geography, history, civics and general knowledge, French B1 and A2, two years in the same commune

The canton of Jura has no written citizenship test. During the procedure the Service de la population (SPOP) invites you to an interview in which you answer a questionnaire about your knowledge of Switzerland and Jura; it covers four themes: geography, history, civics and general knowledge. The canton does not say how many questions there are or from what score you pass. You can prepare in the course the SPOP has commissioned from AvenirFormation in Delémont: 18 lessons in six weeks for CHF 250, on geography and history, democracy, federalism and citizenship, and social insurance, health, work and education.

  • 7 Lessons
  • 49 Questions

The other rules follow federal law closely and are set out in one of Switzerland's oldest cantonal citizenship acts, the Loi sur le droit de cité of 9 November 1978: ten years in Switzerland with the last two in the same Jura commune, a C permit, French B1 spoken and A2 written, three years without social assistance, taxes paid, no debt enforcement. The commune promises communal citizenship at the communal assembly or in the conseil général, the Confederation then gives its authorisation, and the cantonal government, the Gouvernement, grants communal and cantonal citizenship together once you have paid the fee and made a solemn promise before a government delegation. This page summarises what the act, the decree, the constitution, the SPOP pages, AvenirFormation, the communes of Delémont, Haute-Sorne and Porrentruy and the cantonal statistics said on 6 September 2026; every figure links to its source.

The requirements in the canton of Jura at a glance

Residence in Switzerland
10 years in total under federal law, 3 of them in the 5 years before the application; the years between ages 8 and 18 count double, and you must actually have been present for at least 6 years. The SPOP sums it up as ten years in Switzerland, the last two of them in the same commune. Registered partners of Swiss citizens: 5 years in Switzerland and 3 years of partnership.[1][16]
Permit
Settlement permit C (autorisation d'établissement). Minors over 16 declare their wish to acquire Swiss citizenship themselves in writing (art. 31 para. 2 Swiss Citizenship Act).[1][16]
Residence in the canton and commune
No separate cantonal period, but the last 2 years before the application without interruption in the same commune: under article 3 of the Loi sur le droit de cité the promise of communal citizenship is requested from the commune in which you can show two years of residence immediately before applying; the Gouvernement may grant exceptions for important reasons (decree art. 4 and 13). Moving within the canton before the communal decision therefore restarts the period; in 2024 Haute-Sorne nevertheless continued with an applicant who had moved to Delémont, at his request.[4][5][9][1]
Knowledge check
No written test. During the procedure the Service de la population holds an interview (audition) in which you answer a questionnaire on your knowledge of Switzerland and Jura, with four themes: geography, history, civics and general knowledge. The canton publishes neither the number of questions nor the duration nor a pass mark. The SPOP has commissioned a preparation course from AvenirFormation: 18 lessons in six weeks, Monday or Wednesday from 6.30 to 9 pm at the École professionnelle in Delémont, CHF 250 including materials, a self-test for each theme, prerequisite French A2 written and B1 spoken. The communes rely on the result: in Haute-Sorne the mayor told the conseil général that after the hearing by the SPOP all requirements were met.[1][2][7][9]
Language
French B1 spoken and A2 written (art. 6 para. 1 Citizenship Ordinance), shown when you file with a certificate from the fide list of recognised language certificates or with the fide language passport. You need no certificate if a national language is your mother tongue, if you attended at least five years of compulsory school in a national language, or if you completed upper-secondary or tertiary education in a national language. In Jura you can take the fide language evaluation at AvenirFormation, an accredited fide centre; the SEM recommends it because it reflects Swiss reality.[3][16]
Social assistance and work
Financial independence: no dependence on social assistance and no social assistance debt in the last three years, unless the debt has been fully repaid; taxes paid, no debt enforcement proceedings and no certificates of unpaid debts; professional integration. You show this with the Recette de district certificate on your taxes, the certificate of the Office des poursuites et faillites, an employer's certificate and a social assistance certificate.[1]
Reputation and legal order
Respect for the Swiss legal order. The 1978 act additionally requires the exercise of civil rights, a good reputation, the means to support yourself and your family, and proof of your family and nationality status (art. 6 para. 2 Loi sur le droit de cité); for this your commune issues a certificat de bonnes mœurs, which is part of the application. All cantonal and communal authorities supply the SPOP with the necessary information, reports and certificates free of charge (decree art. 21).[4][5][1]
Cantonal fee
The SPOP quotes CHF 200 per person for foreign nationals under 25 and CHF 500 to 1,000 per file from 25. Article 15 of the decree sets the same amounts as the range of the communal émolument de naturalisation, which the communes may grade according to economic circumstances (act art. 5); the canton's own fee is set in article 6 of the decree on the fees of the cantonal administration (DEmol, RSJU 176.21), to which article 24 of the naturalisation decree refers: CHF 200 per person under 25, CHF 500 to 1,000 per file from 25, CHF 100 per person for Swiss citizens. The fee invoice comes with the decision of the Gouvernement, and you receive the arrêté de naturalisation only after payment and the solemn promise (art. 23). As at 6 September 2026.[1][17][5][4]
Communal and federal fees
The communes set their fee themselves within the decree's range: under its 1992 regulation Porrentruy charges CHF 100 for taxable income up to 60,000 francs and CHF 200 above, CHF 50 for minors, students and apprentices, half for Swiss citizens; Delémont and Haute-Sorne quote the amount on request. Confederation: CHF 100 per adult, 150 for spouses applying jointly, 50 for minors applying on their own. Add the preparation course (CHF 250) and the language certificate at your own expense.[10][5][16][7]
Duration
The canton gives no duration. Fixed points: the course lasts six weeks; communal assemblies and conseils généraux meet a few times a year, and Haute-Sorne dealt with three applications in one sitting on 22 April 2024; after the commune come the federal authorisation, the decision of the Gouvernement, the fee invoice and the solemn promise before a government delegation, and only then the arrêté de naturalisation.[9][5][2]
Decision
Three stages. The commune gives the promesse d'admission, in principle by majority vote of the communal assembly; the communal regulation may assign the competence to the conseil général (act art. 4, decree art. 9), in Delémont the Conseil de Ville decides, in Haute-Sorne the conseil général. The conseil communal checks the requirements first and only then submits the application (decree art. 8). The canton then obtains the federal naturalisation authorisation from the SEM, and the Gouvernement grants communal and cantonal citizenship together (act art. 6, constitution art. 92 let. m) on the report and proposal of the SPOP (decree art. 22). You and the commune may appeal the SPOP's preliminary decision to the Gouvernement (decree art. 21 para. 2). With the decision you are invited to pay the fee and to make the solemn promise: «Je promets d'être loyal envers la Confédération suisse et la République et Canton du Jura, d'en respecter les constitutions et les lois et de défendre en toute occasion les droits et libertés du peuple et des citoyens» (art. 23a).[4][5][8][9][6]
Contact
Service de la population (SPOP), Naturalisations, Rue du 24-Septembre 1, 2800 Delémont, 032 420 50 00: forms and filing; counter Monday and Friday 9 to 11 am, Tuesday and Wednesday 2 to 4 pm, telephone additionally Tuesday and Wednesday 9 to 11 am. Course and fide evaluation at AvenirFormation, Rue de l'Avenir 33A, 2800 Delémont, 032 420 77 15. Certificates from your commune, the Office des poursuites et faillites and the Recette de district.[1][2][3][7]

Facts checked on 6 September 2026.

How the naturalisation interview with a questionnaire works in the canton of Jura

The legal basis is short and old. Article 16 of the cantonal constitution says that communal citizenship founds cantonal citizenship and that the law sets the conditions and the procedure. The Loi sur le droit de cité of 9 November 1978, still enacted by the Assemblée constituante, requires foreign nationals in article 6 to exercise their civil rights, to enjoy a good reputation, to have the means to support themselves and their family and to prove their family and nationality status; the Gouvernement grants them communal and cantonal citizenship together, on the strength of the commune's promise. The decree of 6 December 1978 regulates the procedure. Neither text mentions a test; since 1 January 2018 the integration check has followed federal law, which the canton announced in its 2017 press release as stricter: C permit, ten years of residence, successful integration and, for the first time, written language skills.

How Jura checks familiarity with Swiss living conditions is on the Service de la population's page: during the naturalisation procedure you take part in an interview in which you answer a questionnaire about your knowledge of Switzerland and Jura. The questionnaire covers four themes, geography, history, civics and general knowledge. The canton publishes neither the number of questions nor the duration nor a pass mark, and it puts no question catalogue online; as reading it links to «La Confédération en bref» and its own page on Jura history. The interview takes place before the communal decision: in the conseil général of Haute-Sorne on 22 April 2024 the mayor said of each of the three applications that after the hearing by the SPOP everything was in place to grant communal and cantonal citizenship, and the council approved by acclamation.

For preparation the SPOP has commissioned AvenirFormation with course S25 «Préparation à la naturalisation». Its aim is to know the political institutions of Switzerland and Jura, state and constitution, democracy and political rights, federalism and parties, how politics works with three powers and three levels, votes and elections, history, geography and the economy, and the main elements of Jura and Swiss culture. The course has three blocks, geography, history and landmark events; democracy, federalism, citizenship; social insurance, the health system, work and education, runs for 18 lessons over six weeks, Monday or Wednesday from 6.30 to 9 pm at the École professionnelle in Delémont, costs CHF 250 including materials and closes each theme with a self-test; the prerequisites are French A2 written and B1 spoken and the formal naturalisation requirements. Dates are on the registration form and on avenirformation.ch. The canton uses the same place for the language: AvenirFormation is an accredited fide centre for the language evaluation with which you prove B1 spoken and A2 written if you are not exempt.

Our 49 questions on the canton of Jura cover the Jura part of the four themes as the constitution, the canton's key dates and the statistics give it: the prince-bishops of Basel with Porrentruy as their residence, the Congress of Vienna of 1815 and the allocation to Bern, the plebiscite of 23 June 1974 with 36,802 yes against 34,057 no, the 1975 sub-plebiscites by which Courtelary, La Neuveville, Moutier and the Laufental stayed with the canton of Bern, the constitution of 20 March 1977, recognition by the people and the cantons on 24 September 1978 and sovereignty on 1 January 1979, Vellerat in 1996, the Bernese Jura's no of 2013 and Moutier's transfer on 1 January 2026. Then the institutions: the Parlement with sixty members (art. 85), the Gouvernement with five members (art. 93), Delémont as seat of parliament and government and Porrentruy as seat of the courts (art. 69), the four districts of Delémont, Franches-Montagnes, Porrentruy and Moutier (art. 109), the optional referendum with 2,000 voters or five communes (art. 78), 51 communes and 858 km² since Moutier's transfer according to the canton's portrait page (839 km² and 50 communes at 1 January 2025 in the Mémento 2025) and 75,178 residents at the end of 2025. For the federal part take the lessons on Swiss politics, history and geography.

Ordinary naturalisation in the canton of Jura in seven steps

The SPOP page, the 1978 decree and the communes trace the path: forms and application at the Service de la population, examination and interview with the questionnaire, the commune's promise by assembly or council, federal authorisation, decision of the Gouvernement, fee and solemn promise, arrêté de naturalisation.

  1. 1

    Check the requirements and book the course

    Count: 10 years in Switzerland, 3 of them in the last 5 and the last 2 in the same Jura commune, plus the C permit, three years without social assistance, taxes paid and no debt enforcement. Register with AvenirFormation for the course «Préparation à la naturalisation» if you want to go through the questionnaire's four themes systematically (18 lessons, CHF 250), and plan the fide evaluation if you have neither a recognised French certificate nor an exemption.

  2. 2

    French B1 and A2 language proof

    Obtain the attestation des compétences linguistiques before filing: a certificate from the fide list or the fide language passport, which you get through the fide evaluation at AvenirFormation, a recognised certificate or a validation request to the fide secretariat. You are exempt with a national language as mother tongue, five years of compulsory school in a national language, or upper-secondary or tertiary education in a national language.

  3. 3

    Collect the documents from the commune, the debt office and the Recette

    The SPOP requires: a copy of your passport, the certificat de bonnes mœurs of your commune of residence, an attestation de domicile, the certificate of the Office des poursuites et faillites, the Recette de district certificate on your paid taxes, an employer's certificate, a social assistance certificate and the language proof. Minors over 16 enclose their written declaration of intent. The decree allows communes to set further conditions in their regulation (art. 5 para. 2).

  4. 4

    Application to the Service de la population and interview

    Forms and filing go through the SPOP, Rue du 24-Septembre 1 in Delémont (032 420 50 00). The service examines the file, orders the necessary enquiries, for which all authorities give it information free of charge, and invites you to the interview in which you answer the questionnaire on the geography, history, civics and general knowledge of Switzerland and Jura. It notifies its preliminary decision to you and the commune; both may appeal it to the Gouvernement (decree art. 21).

  5. 5

    The commune's promise

    The conseil communal checks that the legal and regulatory requirements are met and only then submits the application (decree art. 8): in principle to the communal assembly, which decides by majority, or to the conseil général where the regulation provides for it; in Delémont it is the Conseil de Ville, in Haute-Sorne the conseil général, which approved the three applications of 22 April 2024 by acclamation. You receive an acte de promesse d'admission signed by the president and secretary of the assembly (art. 11), and the commune invoices its fee, in Porrentruy CHF 100 or 200 depending on income.

  6. 6

    Federal naturalisation authorisation

    With the commune's promise the canton asks the State Secretariat for Migration for the federal naturalisation authorisation, which under federal law must be in place before the cantonal decision. The Confederation charges CHF 100 per adult, 150 for spouses applying jointly and 50 for minors applying on their own.

  7. 7

    Decision of the Gouvernement, fee and solemn promise

    On the report and proposal of the SPOP the Gouvernement decides on the application and grants communal and cantonal citizenship together (act art. 6, decree art. 22); the decision also covers minor children unless it says otherwise. It is notified to you and the commune together with the invitation to pay the taxe de naturalisation and to make the solemn promise before a delegation of the Gouvernement: to be loyal to the Swiss Confederation and the République et Canton du Jura, to respect their constitutions and laws and to defend the rights and freedoms of the people and of citizens. You then receive the arrêté de naturalisation (art. 23 and 23a). Switzerland allows dual nationality; whether your country of origin excludes it is a question for its embassy.

Four sample questions from our Jura lessons

This is what the practice questions in our lessons look like. The correct answer is marked and the explanation gives the background.

What was the historical significance of Canton Jura's creation on January 1, 1979, within the context of Swiss history?

  • It represented the final resolution of all linguistic and cultural tensions in Switzerland, establishing permanent harmony between all cantons
  • It marked Switzerland's expansion to 26 cantons, completing the country's modern territorial boundaries after centuries of gradual growth
  • It created Switzerland's youngest canton — the only one formed in the 20th century — proving that Swiss federalism can peacefully accommodate minority aspirations through democratic processesCorrect answer
  • It was the first time a canton had voluntarily merged with another, demonstrating Switzerland's trend toward consolidation and centralization

Canton Jura's creation on January 1, 1979, was historically significant: after 164 years inside Canton Bern, the Jura became Switzerland's youngest canton and the only one formed in the 20th century. This peaceful emergence proved that Swiss federalism is flexible enough to accommodate minority aspirations through democratic means rather than violence, serving as an example for other minority regions globally and demonstrating that cultural minorities can gain autonomy within democracies.

Which three districts form the Bernese Jura that voted to remain with Canton Bern in 1975?

  • Moutier, La Neuveville, and CourtelaryCorrect answer
  • Delémont, Porrentruy, and Franches-Montagnes
  • Biel/Bienne, Nidau, and Laufen
  • Saignelégier, Saint-Ursanne, and La Chaux-de-Fonds

The Bernese Jura (Jura bernois) was formed by the three southern districts that voted to stay with Canton Bern in the 1975 partition: Moutier, La Neuveville and Courtelary. Two things have changed since. In 2010 Bern's district reform merged the three into a single administrative district, the Jura bernois, with its seat at Courtelary. And on 1 January 2026 the town of Moutier left Bern for Canton Jura, so the Jura bernois is now 39 communes and its largest town is Saint-Imier. The region keeps a special status recognising its situation as a French-speaking, historically Protestant area inside a mostly German-speaking canton.

What makes Canton Jura's direct democracy tools particularly accessible compared to other Swiss cantons?

  • The canton provides government funding for any citizen group that wants to launch a referendum campaign
  • Jura allows electronic voting for all referendums, making participation easier than paper-based systems
  • Jura has no signature deadline, allowing citizens to collect signatures indefinitely until they succeed
  • Only 2'000 signatures are required to trigger a referendum or initiative, representing less than 3% of the populationCorrect answer

Canton Jura's direct democracy is exceptionally accessible: only 2,000 signatures are needed to challenge a law by optional referendum or to propose a constitutional change by popular initiative. In a canton of 75,178 residents (31 December 2025) that is under 3% of the population — one of the lowest barriers to citizen participation in Switzerland. There are deadlines, though: 60 days to gather the signatures for an optional referendum, and 12 months for a popular initiative. This accessibility reflects the strong civic culture that grew out of Jura's long independence struggle.

Canton Jura's own public holiday falls on 23 June. What does that date commemorate?

  • The plebiscite of 23 June 1974, in which the Jura districts voted to create a canton of their ownCorrect answer
  • The signing of an independence treaty with Bern in Delémont in 1975
  • The day the cantonal constitution entered into force and Jura joined the Confederation
  • The feast day of Saint Ursicinus, the Irish monk who founded Saint-Ursanne

Canton Jura's own public holiday is 23 June, the 'Commémoration du plébiscite' — also called the Fête de l'indépendance jurassienne. On 23 June 1974 the seven districts of the Jura voted 36,802 to 34,057 (51.9%) to create a canton of their own. The canton itself only came into being on 1 January 1979, but that is New Year's Day, already a holiday everywhere in Switzerland, so the Jura commemorates the vote that made it possible instead. The official ceremonies include flag-raising, speeches and the cantonal anthem, 'La Nouvelle Rauracienne', official since 21 June 1990.

Lessons

Frequently asked questions about the citizenship test in the canton of Jura

Is there a citizenship test in the canton of Jura?
No written test. During the procedure the Service de la population invites you to an interview in which you answer a questionnaire about your knowledge of Switzerland and Jura; the four themes are geography, history, civics and general knowledge. The canton publishes neither the number of questions nor the duration nor a pass mark.
How do I prepare for the interview?
With the course «Préparation à la naturalisation» that the SPOP has commissioned from AvenirFormation in Delémont: 18 lessons in six weeks, Monday or Wednesday evenings, CHF 250 including materials, with self-tests on geography and history, democracy and federalism, and social insurance, health, work and education. The canton also links «La Confédération en bref» and its history page; our questions cover the Jura part.
What level of French do I need?
B1 spoken and A2 written, shown when filing with a certificate from the fide list or the fide language passport; in Jura the fide evaluation is offered by AvenirFormation. Native speakers of a national language and anyone with five years of compulsory school or an education from upper-secondary level in a national language are exempt.
How long do I have to live in Jura?
10 years in Switzerland under federal law and the last 2 years in the same Jura commune, because the promise of communal citizenship is requested from the commune in which you can show two years of residence. The Gouvernement may grant exceptions for important reasons.
What does naturalisation cost in Jura?
The SPOP quotes CHF 200 per person under 25 and CHF 500 to 1,000 per file from 25; the decree sets the same amounts as the range of the communal fee, and Porrentruy charges CHF 100 or 200 by income and 50 for minors. Confederation: CHF 100, 150 for married couples, 50 for minors. Add the course at CHF 250 and the language certificate. The fee falls due with the decision of the Gouvernement. As at 6 September 2026.
How long does naturalisation take in Jura?
The canton gives no duration. Count on the rhythm of the communal assemblies or councils, which meet a few times a year, then the federal authorisation, the decision of the Gouvernement and the date of the solemn promise before a government delegation, without which the arrêté is not issued.
Who decides on my application?
First your commune with the promesse d'admission: the communal assembly or, where the regulation provides for it, the conseil général, or in Delémont the Conseil de Ville. Then the SEM with the federal authorisation, and finally the Gouvernement, which grants communal and cantonal citizenship together. You can appeal the SPOP's preliminary decision to the Gouvernement.
What applies to children and couples?
Minor children are normally included, and the decision of the Gouvernement covers them unless it says otherwise; from 16 they declare their intent themselves in writing. Under 25 each person pays CHF 200; from 25 the fee is per file, CHF 500 to 1,000; the Confederation charges married couples applying jointly CHF 150.

Sources

  1. République et Canton du Jura, Service de la population (SPOP): Naturalisation ordinaire (conditions, entretien avec questionnaire en quatre thèmes, liste des documents, émoluments CHF 200 par personne sous 25 ans et CHF 500 à 1'000 par dossier dès 25 ans, contact Rue du 24-Septembre 1, 2800 Delémont, 032 420 50 00)
  2. SPOP: Naturalisations – Devenir suisse (double nationalité, cours de préparation à l'entretien de naturalisation confié à AvenirFormation, horaires du guichet et de la centrale téléphonique)
  3. SPOP: Attestation de langue pour la naturalisation (français B1 oral et A2 écrit selon l'art. 6 OLN, liste fide des certificats reconnus, dispenses, passeport des langues, évaluation fide chez AvenirFormation)
  4. Loi sur le droit de cité (RSJU 141.1) du 9 novembre 1978, état 2013: art. 2 à 6 (promesse d'admission par la commune, deux ans de domicile dans la commune, émolument communal, octroi conjoint du droit de cité communal et cantonal par le Gouvernement) et 11 (PDF dans le lecteur du RSJU)
  5. Décret concernant l'admission au droit de cité communal et cantonal et la libération des liens de ce droit de cité (RSJU 141.11) du 6 décembre 1978, état 2013: art. 4 à 15 (procédure communale, assemblée ou conseil général, émolument communal 200 / 500 à 1'000), 18 à 24 (examen par le service cantonal, décision du Gouvernement, taxe et promesse solennelle) (PDF dans le lecteur du RSJU)
  6. Constitution de la République et Canton du Jura (RSJU 101), état 2025: art. 16 (droit de cité), 69 (Delémont siège du Parlement et du Gouvernement, tribunaux à Porrentruy), 78 (référendum facultatif à 2'000 électeurs), 85 (Parlement de soixante députés), 93 (Gouvernement de cinq membres), 109 (quatre districts, Moutier depuis le 1er août 2025) (PDF dans le lecteur du RSJU)
  7. AvenirFormation, cours S25 «Préparation à la naturalisation» sur mandat du Service de la population (objectifs, trois thèmes, 18 leçons en six semaines le lundi ou le mercredi de 18 h 30 à 21 h, École professionnelle Delémont, CHF 250 supports compris, prérequis A2 écrit et B1 oral) (PDF)
  8. Ville de Delémont: Autorités politiques (le Conseil de Ville décide de l'admission et de la promesse d'admission au droit de cité communal)
  9. Commune mixte de Haute-Sorne: procès-verbal du Conseil général du 22 avril 2024, points 14 à 16 (trois demandes de naturalisation ordinaire accordées après l'audition par le Service de la population) (PDF)
  10. Municipalité de Porrentruy: Règlement relatif aux émoluments de naturalisation du 1er octobre 1992 (CHF 100 jusqu'à 60'000 francs de revenu imposable, CHF 200 au-delà, CHF 50 pour mineurs, étudiants et apprentis) (PDF)
  11. Statistique publique jurassienne: 1.1 État et structure de la population, tableau T.01.01.01 (population résidante permanente 75'178 au 31 décembre 2025, mise à jour du 20 août 2026)
  12. République et Canton du Jura: Mémento statistique 2025 (74'840 habitants fin 2024, 50 communes au 1er janvier 2025, 839 km², 89 habitants par km²) (PDF)
  13. Chancellerie d'État: communiqué du 29 novembre 2024 «Transfert de Moutier: date confirmée et premières mesures transitoires» (entrée en vigueur du concordat et transfert de la commune au 1er janvier 2026)
  14. Chancellerie d'État: Les dates-clés de la République et Canton du Jura (plébiscite du 23 juin 1974, Constitution du 20 mars 1977, vote fédéral du 24 septembre 1978, souveraineté le 1er janvier 1979, Vellerat 1996, votation du 24 novembre 2013)
  15. Office fédéral de la statistique: Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse (51 communes dans quatre districts, dont Moutier depuis le 1er janvier 2026; état au 6 septembre 2026)
  16. Loi fédérale sur la nationalité suisse (LN, RS 141.0), art. 9 à 12, 30 et 31, et ordonnance sur la nationalité (OLN, RS 141.01), art. 6 et 25
  17. Décret fixant les émoluments de l'administration cantonale (DEmol, RSJU 176.21) du 24 mars 2010: art. 6 (émoluments de la Chancellerie d'État pour les décisions du Gouvernement, ch. 1 octroi du droit de cité: étrangers de moins de 25 ans CHF 200 par personne, dès 25 ans CHF 500 à 1'000 par dossier, citoyens suisses CHF 100 par personne) (PDF dans le lecteur du RSJU)
  18. République et Canton du Jura, Jura-Portrait: Le Jura, un canton au centre du réseau européen (superficie 858 km², 51 communes en quatre districts dont Moutier)
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