Lac de Joux

Lac de Joux is a lake in the in the Canton of , . With a surface area of 9.5 km2, it is the largest lake in Switzerland lying above 1,000 metres. Lac de Joux is located in the Jura Mountains.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Le Lieu railway station and Temple du Lieu.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the…

Church
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is a church.

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is a small lake at , in the of the canton of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Lieu and Le Séchey.

Village
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is a municipality in the canton of …

Hamlet
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is a part of , a municipality in the…

Village
L'Abbaye is a municipality in the canton of …

Lac de Joux

Latitude
46.64112° or 46° 38′ 28″ north
Longitude
6.28918° or 6° 17′ 21″ east
Elevation
1,002 metres (3,287 feet)
Open location code
8FR8J7RQ+CM
Geo­Names ID
2660215
Wiki­data ID
Q14472
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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Ukrainian—“Lac de Joux” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: “Lèc de Jor”
  • Catalan: “Lac de Joux”
  • Catalan: “Llac de Joux”
  • Cebuano: “Lac de Joux”
  • Chinese: “茹湖”
  • Chuvash: “Жу”
  • Czech: “Lac de Joux”
  • Dutch: “Lac de Joux”
  • Esperanto: “Lago de Joux”
  • French: “lac de Joux”
  • French: “Lac de Joux”
  • French: “Tour du lac de Joux”
  • German: “Lac de Joux”
  • Italian: “lago di Joux”
  • Italian: “Lago di Joux”
  • Japanese: “ジュー湖”
  • Latvian: “Žū ezers”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lac de Joux”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lac de Joux”
  • Norwegian: “Lac de Joux”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Lac de Joux”
  • Polish: “Joux”
  • Polish: “Lac de Joux”
  • Portuguese: “Lago de Joux”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Joux”
  • Romansh: “Lac de Joux”
  • Russian: “Жу”
  • Slovak: “Lac de Joux”
  • Spanish: “Lago de Joux”
  • Swedish: “Lac de Joux”
  • Swiss German: “Lac de Joux”
  • Turkish: “Joux Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Жу (озеро)”
  • Ukrainian: “Жу”
  • “Lac de Joux”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Le Lieu and Vers chez Grosjean.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Grand Crêt and Crêt Charbonnet.

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