Pontarlier

Pontarlier is a commune and one of the two subprefectures of the department in the region in eastern France. Nestled in the heart of the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border, the town lies along the and occupies the Arlier plain at approximately 830–837 m elevation.
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  • Type: Town with 17,800 residents
  • Description: commune in Doubs, France
  • Also known as: “Ariolica”, “Bünterlin”, “Comté de Pontarlier”, “Étraches”, “Ετράς”, and “Κομητεία του Πονταρλιέ”
  • Postal code: 25300

Places of Interest

Highlights: Town hall of Pontarlier and Ancienne chapelle des Annonciades, Pontarlier.

Town hall
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Church
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is a church.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doubs and La Cluse-et-Mijoux.

Village
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is the titular commune in the department… is situated 2½ km north of Pontarlier.

Village
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is a commune in the … is situated 4 km southeast of Pontarlier.

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is a commune in the department in the… is situated 9 km northeast of Pontarlier.

Pontarlier

Latitude
46.90404° or 46° 54′ 15″ north
Longitude
6.35464° or 6° 21′ 17″ east
Population
17,800
Elevation
834 metres (2,736 feet)
UN/LOCODE
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Open location code
8FR8W933+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
2986302
Wiki­data ID
Q214540
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Pontarlier” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Pontarlier”
  • Arabic: “بونتارلييه”
  • Arabic: “بونتراليه”
  • Aragonese: “Pontarlier”
  • Armenian: “Պոնտառլիե”
  • Armenian: “Պոնտարլե”
  • Arpitan: “Pontarlier”
  • Arpitan: “Pontarliér”
  • Asturian: “Pontarlier”
  • Bambara: “Pontarlier”
  • Basque: “Pontarlier”
  • Bavarian: “Pontarlier”
  • Belarusian: “Пантарлье”
  • Breton: “Pontarlier”
  • Cajun French: “Pontarlier”
  • Catalan: “Pontarlier”
  • Cebuano: “Pontarlier”
  • Chechen: “ПонтагӀлье”
  • Chinese: “蓬塔利耶”
  • Chinese: “蓬塔尔利耶”
  • Corsican: “Pontarlier”
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  • German: “Pontarlier”
  • Greek: “Πονταρλιέ”
  • Hebrew: “פונטרליאר”
  • Hungarian: “Pontarlier”
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  • Ido: “Pontarlier”
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  • Jamaican Creole English: “Pontarlier”
  • Japanese: “ポンタルリエ”
  • Jèrriais: “Pontarlier”
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  • Kongo: “Pontarlier”
  • Korean: “퐁타를리에”
  • Kurdish: “Pontarlier”
  • Ladin: “Pontarlier”
  • Latin: “Pons Ruanni”
  • Latin: “Pontarlier”
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  • Macedonian: “Понтарлје”
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  • Occitan (post 1500): “Pontarlier”
  • Papiamento: “Pontarlier”
  • Persian: “پونترالیه”
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  • Russian: “Понтарлье”
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  • Serbian: “Pontarlier”
  • Serbian: “Понтарље”
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  • Swiss German: “Pontarlier”
  • Tatar: “Понтарлье”
  • Turkish: “Pontarlier”
  • Ukrainian: “Понтарльє”
  • Urdu: “پونٹارلیئر”
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: La Sablière and Faubourg Saint-Étienne.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Place d’Arçon and Musée de Pontarlier.

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