Saignelégier

Municipality in Switzerland
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saignelégier Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 118: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
	Coordinates: 47°15′N 7°00′E / 47.250°N 7.000°ECoordinates: 47°15′N 7°00′E / 47.250°N 7.000°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Jura
District	Franches-Montagnes
Government
• Mayor	René Girardin
Area
• Total	11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation	978 m (3,209 ft)
Population (December 2003)
• Total	2,176
• Density	186.46/km2 (482.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	2350
Surrounded by	La Chaux-des-Breuleux, Le Bémont, Les Pommerats, Muriaux, Tramelan (BE)
Website	www.saignelegier.ch ; SFSO statistics

Saignelégier is a municipality in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Franches-Montagnes.

The bog and nature preserve around étang de la Gruère is in the municipality.

On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into the municipality of Saignelégier.

Catholic church Nôtre-Dame de l'Assomption

Saignelégier Media

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Municipality in Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Saignelégier Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 118: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Coordinates: 47°15′N 7°00′E / 47.250°N 7.000°E / 47.250; 7.000Coordinates: 47°15′N 7°00′E / 47.250°N 7.000°E / 47.250; 7.000
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Jura
District	Franches-Montagnes
Government
• Mayor	René Girardin
Area
• Total	11.67 km² (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation	978 m (3,209 ft)
Population (December 2003)
• Total	2,176
• Density	186.46/km² (482.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	2350
Surrounded by	La Chaux-des-Breuleux, Le Bémont, Les Pommerats, Muriaux, Tramelan (BE)
Website	www.saignelegier.ch SFSO statistics