Col de la Faucille
Col de la Faucille is a high mountain pass in the department of Ain in the French Jura Mountains. It connects the town of Gex in Ain to the towns of Les Rousses and Saint-Claude in the department of Jura.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Jacques-Saint-Christophe de Mijoux and Portes Sarrazines.
Église Saint-Jacques-Saint-Christophe de Mijoux
Church
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Jacques-Saint-Christophe de Mijoux is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mijoux and Lajoux.
Mijoux
Village
Photo: Prankster, Public domain.
Mijoux is a commune and village in the Ain department in eastern France.
Lajoux
Village
Photo: Prankster, Public domain.
Lajoux is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Lamoura
Village
Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lamoura is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Col de la Faucille
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,320 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Gex, Arrondissement of Gex, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.36926° or 46° 22′ 9″ northLongitude
6.01939° or 6° 1′ 10″ eastElevation
1,320 metres (4,331 feet)Open location code
8FR89299+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 6847892346OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Col de la Faucille” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Col de la Faucille”
- Chinese: “福西耶岭”
- Dutch: “Col de la Faucille”
- French: “col de la Faucille”
- French: “Col de la faucille”
- French: “Col de la Faucille”
- French: “Col De La Faucille”
- German: “Col de la Faucille”
- Italian: “colle della Faucille”
- Polish: “Col de la Faucille”
- Portuguese: “Col de la Faucille”
- Portuguese: “Colo da Faucille”
- Portuguese: “Colo de la Faucille”
- Portuguese: “Passo da Faucille”
- Portuguese: “Passo de la Faucille”
- Spanish: “Col de la Faucille”
- Swedish: “Col de la Faucille”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Vieille Faucille and La Roche aux Fees.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col de la Faucille and Office de tourisme du Pays de Gex – Agence du col de La Faucille.
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