Porrentruy District

Porrentruy Castle is a castle in the municipality of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Construction of the castle took place between the mid-thirteenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth century. The oldest part is the thirteenth century Réfous Tower (Tour Réfous). Fourteenth century ramparts survive on the western and northern sides. Since 1271 belonging to the bishopric of Basel, the castle served as exile residence of the prince-bishops of Basel from 1527 until 1792. The bishops had been exiled from Basel during the Swiss Reformation in 1529, whereas they were able to keep most of their territories outside the city. At the beginning of the nineteenth century the Romanesque chapel within the castle walls was destroyed.

Banque Cantonale du Jura is a Swiss cantonal bank which is part of the 24 cantonal banks serving Switzerland's 26 cantons. The bank was founded in 1979. As of 2014, Banque Cantonale du Jura had 12 branches across Switzerland with 120 employees; total assets of the bank were 2 575.00 mln CHF. Banque Cantonale du Jura has full state guarantee of its liabilities.

Saint-Charles International School is an international private boarding school located in Porrentruy, Ajoie, in the Swiss Canton of Jura.

The capture of Porrentruy was a siege of the Swiss town of Porrentruy. The town was held by Austria and attacked by the French. The event occurred on 28 April 1792 and resulted in victory for the French forces. This engagement marked the commencement of the War of the First Coalition.

The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season plays a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL, and if they win, they are promoted, while the National League team is relegated to the Swiss League. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was formerly called National League B. The league attendance in 2018–19 was about 2,700 spectators.

Porrentruy railway station (French: Gare de Porrentruy) is a railway station in the municipality of Porrentruy, in the Swiss canton of Jura. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Delémont–Delle line of Swiss Federal Railways and the western terminus of the Porrentruy–Bonfol line of Chemins de fer du Jura.

The Raiffeisen Arena is an ice hockey arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland. The arena serves as the home for HC Ajoie of the National League (NL).

Porrentruy (French pronunciation: [pɔʁɑ̃tʁɥi]; Franc-Comtois: Poérreintru [pweʁɛ̃tʁy]; German: Pruntrut) is a Swiss municipality and seat of the district of the same name located in the canton of Jura. Porrentruy is home to National League team, HC Ajoie.

Courchavon (French pronunciation: [kuʁʃavɔ̃]) is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

Fontenais is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Bressaucourt merged into the municipality of Fontenais.

Courchavon railway station (French: Gare de Courchavon) is a railway station in the municipality of Courchavon, in the Swiss canton of Jura. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Delémont–Delle line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Courtedoux (French pronunciation: [kuʁtədu]) is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland.