Vallée de Joux

The Vallée de Joux is a valley of the Jura Mountains mainly in the Canton of . The valley also continues into at its higher, southwestern, end.
Photo: Crox, CC BY 2.5.
  • Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,145 metres
  • Description: High valley in the Swiss Jura
  • Also known as: “Vallee de Joux”, “Vallée-de-Joux”, “ვალე-დე-ჟუ”, and “ヴァレ・ドゥ・ジュー”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Le Sentier-L’Orient railway station and La Bobine Le Sentier.

Railway station
Le Sentier-L'Orient railway station is a railway…

Movie theater
is a movie theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include L’Orient and Le Chenit.

Village
L'Orient is a village in the Vallée de Joux, , .

Village
is a municipality in the canton of …

Village
is a village in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of , .

Vallée de Joux

Latitude
46.6° or 46° 36′ north
Longitude
6.25° or 6° 15′ east
Elevation
1,145 metres (3,757 feet)
Open location code
8FR8H7X2+X2
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Turkish—“Vallée de Joux” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: “Valâ de Jor”
  • Cebuano: “Vallée de Joux”
  • Chinese: “茹湖谷”
  • Czech: “Vallée de Joux”
  • Dutch: “Vallée de Joux”
  • French: “vallée de Joux”
  • French: “Vallée de Joux”
  • Georgian: “ჟუს ხეობა”
  • German: “Vallée de Joux”
  • Italian: “Valle di Joux”
  • Japanese: “ジュー渓谷”
  • Macedonian: “Вале де Жу”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vallée de Joux”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vallée de Joux”
  • Norwegian: “Vallée de Joux”
  • Portuguese: “Vale de Joux”
  • Romanian: “Vallée de Joux”
  • Russian: “Жу”
  • Spanish: “Valle de Joux”
  • Swedish: “Vallée de Joux”
  • Turkish: “Joux Vadisi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sur le Crêt and Pièce chez Marc.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: eHnv - Hôpital La Vallée, Le Sentier and Grand Cuney.

Vaud: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Lausanne and Montreux.

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