Tavannes

Tavannes is a locality in , , and has about 3,370 residents. Tavannes is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christ-Roi church and Tavannes railway station.

Church
Photo: Badener, CC BY 3.0.

Railway station
Photo: Abaddon1337, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of . It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Sonceboz-Sombeval–Moutier line of Swiss Federal Railways and the 1,000 mm gauge Tavannes–Noirmont line of Chemins de fer du Jura.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Oblic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Berne in . It connects Sonceboz and . The name of the pass comes from the Latin: Petra pertusa, meaning broken rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saicourt and Reconvilier.

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in . It comprises the localities of Le Fuet, Bellelay, La Bottiere and Montbautier. It is located in the French-speaking . is situated 2½ km north of Tavannes.

Village
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is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in . It is located in the French-speaking . is situated 2½ km northeast of Tavannes.

Village
Photo: Badener, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Tavannes.

Tavannes

Latitude
47.22079° or 47° 13′ 15″ north
Longitude
7.19759° or 7° 11′ 51″ east
Population
3,370
Elevation
763 metres (2,503 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH TVS
Open location code
8FV965CX+82
Geo­Names ID
2658415
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Tavannes” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “塔瓦訥”
  • Kazakh: “Таванн”
  • Russian: “Таван”

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