A cikin 1978 an yi rarrabuwa a hukumance lokacin da mutanen Switzerland suka yi zaɓe a cikin, kuma a cikin 1979 Jura ya shiga cikin Tarayyar Switzerland a matsayin cikakken memba. Kanton ya yi bikin 'yancin kai daga canton na Bern a ranar 23 ga Yuni. Koyaya, kudancin yankin, wanda kuma galibi masu magana da Faransanci ne amma yana da yawancin Furotesta, sun zaɓi kada su shiga cikin sabon kanton da aka kafa, maimakon kasancewa wani ɓangare na canton na Bern. Ko da yake wannan shawarar ana iya ɗaukarsa baƙon abu ne a fannin harshe, zabin na iya kasancewa ta hanyar gaskiyar cewa canton na Bern ya fi wadata da kuɗi kuma yana cikin zuciyar ikon Switzerland. Yanzu an san yankin da Bernese Jura. Kalmar Jura, saboda haka, na iya komawa ko dai zuwa canton na Jura, ko kuma zuwa duk yankin da aka haɗa na canton na Bern da Jura a matsayin cikakken memba.
Shekara ta 1979