Pruntrut (District)

District of Pruntrut (French: District de Porrentruy)

Basic data
Country:	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Jura Law (JU)
Main town :	Pruntrut
FSO number :	2603
Area :	335.10 km²
Height range :	364–981 m above sea level M.
Residents:	24,440 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	73 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Pruntrut ( French District de Porrentruy ) is a district in the canton of Jura , the main town is Pruntrut .

Since the former municipalities of Epauvillers and Epiquerez belonged to the Franches-Montagnes district , the area of the Pruntrut district increased by the area of these two municipalities on January 1, 2009 after the merger to form the municipality of Clos du Doubs .

With 24,440 inhabitants (December 31, 2018), the district is one of the small regions in Switzerland in terms of population ( 102nd place out of 148). In terms of area , it is large (rank 38). The population density per square kilometer is very low.

In this article, comparable properties across all regions of Switzerland are divided into five empirical quantiles , each with a frequency of 20%. These key figures describe the collected data as a whole. They differentiate between very small / small / medium / large or very large and relate to the years 2014–2016.

population

The age structure of the permanent resident population on December 31, 2016 shows the large proportion of the somewhat older population compared to the younger generations.

Age structure of the population in the District de Porrentruy

The education of the residents is roughly measured at the highest level completed, starting with compulsory school. In the District de Porrentruy, the permanent resident population aged 25 and over has a small proportion of upper secondary level (44% - 48%) and a very small proportion of universities (<23%).

The language of the permanent resident population in private households is French. A second main language with a share of over 10% is not available, although the respondents were able to name up to three languages several times. 7% speak fluent German, French 91%, Italian 2%, Romansh 0%, English 2%. Other languages are represented with 8%, which is a very small proportion compared to Switzerland with 19.5%.

In the national statistics on living conditions according to type of resident , the apartments used are divided into paid tenancies (including cooperatives) and property (including other such as tenants or free company apartments by employers). The District de Porrentruy ranks 125th out of 148 with 38% rental apartments, so it has very few rental apartments. Across all districts with five quartiles , the thresholds are 40% / 45% / 51% / 58%, the maximum is around 90%, the minimum around 23%.

The standardized employment rate is defined as the number of economically active persons measured against the permanent resident population aged 15 and over in private households. Switzerland has an employment rate of 66%, in the districts it is between 53% and 73%, the five quantiles have threshold values of 63.0% / 65.4% / 67.6% / 68.6%. The District de Porrentruy has a very low employment rate of 57.9% (<63.0%).

Daily commuters (if you know your place of work and people living in Switzerland) are relatively rare at 43% (<45%). Switzerland has between 38% and 60% work commuters, counted as commuters from the region including internal commuters. In terms of direction, the streams are mostly commuters.

Municipalities in the district

The following municipalities belong to the district ( as of January 1, 2018 ):

Political municipalities of the Porrentruy district (Canton of Jura)
coat of arms	Name of the parish	German name	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	All	Hall	1850	10.60	175
	Basse-Allaine		1230	23.04	53
	Beurnevésin	Birschwiler	123	5.09	24
	Boncourt	Bubendorf	1225	9.02	136
	Bonfol	Pumpfel	666	13.58	49
	Bure	Burnen	659	13.68	48
	Clos du Doubs		1286	61.75	21st
	Coeuve	Runners	734	11.62	63
	Cornol	Gundelsdorf	1010	10.45	97
	Courchavon	Vogtsburg	294	6.19	47
	Courgenay	Jennsdorf	2331	18.44	126
	Courtedoux	Ludolfsdorf	765	8.21	93
	Damphreux		176	5.67	31
	Fahy		350	7.78	45
	Fontenais		1685	19.99	84
	Grandfontaine		395	8.97	44
	Haute ajoie		1095	40.93	27
	La Baroche		1162	31.07	37
	Lugnez		186	5.10	36
	Porrentruy	Pruntrut	6678	14.76	452
	Vendlincourt	Wendelinsdorf	540	9.15	59
Total (21)		Pruntrut district	24'440	335.10	73

Changes in the community

Municipalities until 1881
Municipalities until 2008
Municipalities until 2012
Municipalities until 2017

1882: Merger of Montvoie and Ocourt → Ocourt
1979: Change of canton from Canton Bern → Canton Jura

2009:
- Fusion Asuel , Charmoille , Fregiécourt , Miécourt and Pleujouse → La Baroche
- Merger of Buix , Courtemaîche and Montignez → Basse-Allaine
- Fusion of Chevenez , Damvant , Réclère and Roche-d'Or → Haute-Ajoie
- Fusion of Epauvillers , Epiquerez , Montenol , Montmelon , Ocourt , Saint-Ursanne and Seleute → Clos du Doubs

2013: Bressaucourt and Fontenais → Fontenais merger
2018: Fusion Haute-Ajoie and Rocourt → Haute-Ajoie

Web links

Commons : District of Pruntrut / Porrentruy - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Dominique Prongué: Pruntrut (district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
↑ Permanent resident population by age, canton, district and municipality (31.12.2016), table su-d-01.02.03.06 of the Federal Statistical Office - STATPOP / Statistical Lexicon of Switzerland.
↑ Permanent resident population aged 25 and over according to the highest degree of education and district (2014–2016 cumulative), Table T40.02.15.08.05 of the Federal Statistical Office - SE / POP 2018.
↑ Permanent resident population by main language and district (2014-2016 cumulative), table T40.02.01.08.09 of the Federal Statistical Office - SE / POP 2018.
↑ Housing conditions by type of resident (2014-2016 cumulative), table T09.03.02.01.52 of the Federal Statistical Office - SE, GWS / POP 2018.
↑ Employment rate of the permanent resident population aged 15 and over by district (2014-2016 cumulative), Table T40.02.03.02.08 of the Federal Statistical Office - SE / POP 2018.
↑ Commuter balance of work commuters by district (2014-2016 cumulative), table T40.02.11.04.30 of the Federal Statistical Office - SE / POP 2018.
↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.

[1] Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .

[2] Permanent resident population by age, canton, district and municipality (31.12.2016), table su-d-01.02.03.06 of the Federal Statistical Office - STATPOP / Statistical Lexicon of Switzerland.

[3] Permanent resident population aged 25 and over according to the highest degree of education and district (2014–2016 cumulative), Table T40.02.15.08.05 of the Federal Statistical Office - SE / POP 2018.

[4] Permanent resident population by main language and district (2014-2016 cumulative), table T40.02.01.08.09 of the Federal Statistical Office - SE / POP 2018.

[5] Housing conditions by type of resident (2014-2016 cumulative), table T09.03.02.01.52 of the Federal Statistical Office - SE, GWS / POP 2018.

[6] Employment rate of the permanent resident population aged 15 and over by district (2014-2016 cumulative), Table T40.02.03.02.08 of the Federal Statistical Office - SE / POP 2018.

[7] Commuter balance of work commuters by district (2014-2016 cumulative), table T40.02.11.04.30 of the Federal Statistical Office - SE / POP 2018.

[Generalisierte_Grenzen_2020-8] Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.