Geography
Les Enfers has an area of 7.14 km² (2.76 sq mi) . Of this area, 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) or 48.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) or 47.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Out of the forested land, 44.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.0% is used for growing crops and 25.6% is pastures and 14.8% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located in the Franches-Montagnes district. It consists of the village of Les Enfers and the hamlet of Cerniévillers.
The municipalities of Le Bémont, Les Bois, Les Breuleux, La Chaux-des-Breuleux, Les Enfers, Les Genevez, Lajoux, Montfaucon, Muriaux, Le Noirmont, Saignelégier, Saint-Brais and Soubey are considering a merger on at a date in the future into the new municipality of Franches-Montagnes.
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