Porrentruy: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A hiking route from Jura Tourism leads from Porrentruy to Mormont and back to Porrentruy via Courchavon. This provides a specific route in Porrentruy for hiking enthusiasts. You can rent a holiday apartment in Porrentruy.

Geographical Location

The Porrentruy District is a second-level administrative unit in Switzerland, belongs to the Canton of Jura and is one of the canton’s four districts. The district is French-speaking.

If you would like to explore the geographical location of Porrentruy further, you can access the town pages for Asuel, Beurnevésin, Bonfol, Chevenez, Coeuve, Courchavon, Courgenay Ju and Lugnez, as well as for Ocourt, Pruntrut, Rocourt Ju, Saint-Ursanne, Seleute and Vendlincourt.

Culture and Landscape

Porrentruy is the capital of the district and is described as a historic town with architectural attractions.

Several named mapped features are located in the surrounding area. Etang des Coeudres lies approximately 6.9 km northeast in a straight line from the mapped reference point of Porrentruy District. Mont Terri lies approximately 6.9 km east, Château de Morimont approximately 10.9 km east, La Faulx d'Enson approximately 10.6 km southwest and Mont Russelin approximately 11.2 km southeast. Château du Liebenstein lies approximately 13.3 km northeast. Lützel (Abbey: Lützel, Switzerland) and Lützel Abbey each lie approximately 12.8 km east. All distances are approximate straight-line distances from the mapped reference point of Porrentruy District.

Boncourt lies on the French border and is described as an important crossing between the Canton of Jura and France.

To the higher-level travel overview: Jura.