The Ajoie (german: Elsgau,

Franc-Comtois Frainc-Comtou (french: franc-comtois) is a Romance language of the ''langues d'oïl'' language family spoken in the Franche-Comté region of France and in the Canton of Jura and Bernese Jura Bernese Jura (french: Jura bernois, ) is the name f ...

: ''Aidjoue'') is an historic region roughly coinciding with Porrentruy District in the

canton of Jura The Republic and Canton of Jura (french: République et canton du Jura), less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura ( , ), is the newest (founded in 1979) of the 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland. The capital ...

in northwestern

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It is a part of the Jura plain, composed of six geographic areas: * the Vendline (river) valley (northeast), with the communities Vendlincourt,

Bonfol Bonfol is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It was also home to one of the most hazardous waste landfills in all of Switzerland. History Bonfol is first mentioned in 1136 as ''Bunfol''. The munic ...

and Beurnevésin; * La Baroche (east):

Miécourt Miécourt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, whil ...

, Charmoille,

Fregiécourt Fregiécourt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, w ...

Pleujouse Pleujouse is a village and a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, w ...

and Asuel; * the flanc du Mont-Terri (south): Cornol,

Courgenay Courgenay () is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Courgenay is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Corgennart''. Geography Courgenay has an area of . Of this area, or 48.3% is used for agri ...

, Fontenais and

Bressaucourt Bressaucourt is a former 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.Haute-Ajoie (west):

Courtedoux Courtedoux is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. History Courtedoux is first mentioned in 814 as ''Curtis Udulphi''. Geography Courtedoux has an area of . Of this area, or 51.9% is used for agric ...

, Chevenez, Rocourt, Roche-d'Or, Réclère, Damvant, Grandfontaine, Fahy and Bure; * Allaine (river) valley (centre and north):

Alle Alle may refer to: *The German name for the Łyna River, a river since 1945 in Poland and the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast *Alle, Switzerland, a community in the Swiss canton of Jura *Alle, Belgium in the province of Namur, Belgium * Little auk (''A ...

Porrentruy Porrentruy (, fc, Poérreintru , 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. History The first trace of human pre ...

Courchavon Courchavon is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Courchavon is first mentioned in 1279 as ''Corchavon''. Geography Courchavon has an area of . Of this area, or 30.4% is used for agricult ...

, Courtemaîche, Montignez,

Buix Buix is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 the former municipalities of Buix, Courtemaîche and Montignez merged to form the new municipality of Basse-Allaine.

and Boncourt; * the Coeuvatte valley (north):

Coeuve Coeuve is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Coeuve is first mentioned in 1136 as ''Cova''. Geography Coeuve has an area of . Of this area, or 56.8% is used for agricultural purposes, wh ...

, Damphreux and Lugnez. The inhabitants are mainly Roman Catholic. Each year on St. Martin's Day they enjoy a substantial

banquet A banquet (; ) is a formal large meal where a number of people consume food together. Banquets are traditionally held to enhance the prestige of a host, or reinforce social bonds among joint contributors. Modern examples of these purposes i ...

lasting for many hours, and composed of all the various cuts of freshly butchered pigs, together with regional wines and shots of

damassine Damassine is a clear, fruit spirit, distilled from the red damson plum, produced exclusively in the Swiss Republic and Canton of Jura following appellation d'origine protégée (AOP) guidelines that require specific sourcing and production pr ...

, the regional

AOC Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (; ; born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of ...

eau de vie An ''eau de vie'' (French for spirit, §16, §17 literally " water of life") is a clear, colourless fruit brandy that is produced by means of fermentation and double distillation. The fruit flavor is typically very light. In English-speakin ...

. It is also the perfect occasion to discover and enjoy the traditions and other numerous products of the Ajoie

terroir (, ; from ''terre'', "land") is a French term used to describe the environmental factors that affect a crop's phenotype, including unique environment contexts, farming practices and a crop's specific growth habitat. Collectively, these contex ...

. The

Swiss Army The Swiss Armed Forces (german: Schweizer Armee, french: Armée suisse, it, Esercito svizzero, rm, Armada svizra; ) operates on land and in the air, serving as the primary armed forces of Switzerland. Under the country's militia system, re ...

has established a large military camp for their armoured corps close to the Swiss-French border, on Bure territory.

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