Franches-Montagnes District

Franches-Montagnes District is one of the four districts of the , . Its capital is the town of . The French-speaking district has a population of 10,479.
Wikipedia
  • Type: district in Switzerland with 10,500 residents
  • Description: district in the canton of Jura, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Bezierk Franches-Montagnes”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Etang de la Gruère and Pré-Petitjean railway station.

Lake
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small lake in the Jura range near , , .

Railway station
Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station…

Photo: Plutowiki, CC0.
is a volunteer railway preservation… is situated 3½ km north of Franches-Montagnes District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saignelégier and Le Bémont.

Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the in . is situated 4 km west of Franches-Montagnes District.

Village
Photo: Vodimivado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district…

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district… is situated 3½ km north of Franches-Montagnes District.

Franches-Montagnes District

Latitude
47.2494° or 47° 14′ 58″ north
Longitude
7.0456° or 7° 2′ 44″ east
Population
10,500
Elevation
1,036 metres (3,399 feet)
Open location code
8FV962XW+P6
Geo­Names ID
6458790
Wiki­data ID
Q167627
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Franches-Montagnes District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة فخونش-مونتاني”
  • Basque: “Franches-Montagnes barrutia”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Franches-Montagnes”
  • Cebuano: “Franches-Montagnes District”
  • Chinese: “法什蒙塔涅山脉区”
  • Chinese: “法什蒙塔涅山脈區”
  • Czech: “Okres Franches-Montagnes”
  • Dutch: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • Esperanto: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • French: “district des Franches-Montagnes”
  • French: “District des Franches-Montagnes”
  • French: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • German: “Bezirk Franches-Montagnes”
  • German: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • German: “Freiberge”
  • Italian: “distretto delle Franches-Montagnes”
  • Italian: “Distretto delle Franches-Montagnes”
  • Latin: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • Lombard: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • Luxembourgish: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Franches-Montagnes Koān”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • Polish: “Okręg Franches-Montagnes”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Franches-Montagnes”
  • Romansh: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • Slovenian: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Franches-Montagnes”
  • Swedish: “Franches-Montagnes District”
  • Swedish: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • Swiss German: “Bezirk Freibärge”
  • Swiss German: “Bezirk Freiberge”
  • Ukrainian: “Франш-Монтань”
  • Venetian: “Distreto de łe Franches-Montagnes”
  • Vietnamese: “Franches-Montagnes”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Franches-Montagnes”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Les Rouges-Terres and Le Droit.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Centre médico-psychologique (CMP) pour adultes, Saignelégier and Hôpital du Jura, Site de Saignelégier.

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Worth a closer look: Zurich and Bern.

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