Franches-Montagnes District
Franches-Montagnes District is one of the four districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Saignelégier. The French-speaking district has a population of 10,479.- District in Switzerland with about 10,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,040 metres (3,400 feet)
- …is also known as “District des Franches-Montagnes”
- Description: district in the canton of Jura, Switzerland
Places of Interest
Discover Etang de la Gruère and Pré-Petitjean railway station.
Etang de la Gruère
Etang de la Gruère is a small lake in the Jura range near Saignelégier, Canton of Jura, Switzerland.
Pré-Petitjean railway station
Pré-Petitjean railway station is a railway station…
La Traction
La Traction is a Swiss volunteer railway preservation…
3½ km north of Franches-Montagnes District
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saignelégier and Le Bémont.
Saignelégier
Saignelégier is a municipality in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
4 km west of Franches-Montagnes District
Montfaucon
Montfaucon is a municipality in the district…
3½ km north of Franches-Montagnes District
Franches-Montagnes District
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Latitude
47.2494° or 47° 14′ 58″ north
Longitude
7.0456° or 7° 2′ 44″ east
Open location code
8FV962XW+P6
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Franches-Montagnes District” goes by many names.
مقاطعة فخونش-مونتانيArabic
Franches-Montagnes barrutiaBasque
Districte de Franches-MontagnesCatalan
Franches-Montagnes DistrictCebuano
法什蒙塔涅山脉区Chinese
法什蒙塔涅山脈區Chinese
Okres Franches-MontagnesCzech
Franches-MontagnesDutch
Franches-MontagnesEsperanto
Distretto delle Franches-MontagnesItalian
Franches-MontagnesLatin
Franches-MontagnesLombard
Bezierk Franches-MontagnesLuxembourgish
Franches-MontagnesLuxembourgish
Franches-Montagnes KoānMin Nan Chinese
Franches-MontagnesNorwegian Nynorsk
Okręg Franches-MontagnesPolish
Franches-MontagnesRomansh
Franches-MontagnesSlovenian
Franches-MontagnesSwedish
Franches-Montagnes DistrictSwedish
Bezirk FreibärgeSwiss German
Bezirk FreibergeSwiss German
Франш-МонтаньUkrainian
Distreto de łe Franches-MontagnesVenetian
Franches-MontagnesVietnamese
Franches-MontagnesWaray (Philippines)
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Rouges-Terres and Le Droit.
Notable Places Nearby
Discover Le Georget and Tramelan-Chalet railway station.
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