The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Jura, department, France
(zhürä´) (KEY) , department (1990 pop. 249,600), E France, in Franche-Comté, bordering on Switzerland. Lons-le-Saunier is the capital. The area is a major producer of Gruyère cheese and a center for the manufacture of plastics and pipes.