Fort de Joux

The Fort de Joux or Château de Joux is a castle, later transformed into a fort, located in in the department in the Jura Mountains of . It commands the mountain pass Cluse de Pontarlier.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 953 metres (3,127 feet)
  • …is also known as “Château de Joux”
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: French castle
  • Email: contact@chateaudejoux.com

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort du Larmont inférieur and Église Saint-Pierre de La Cluse-et-Mijoux.
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is a castle, which is situated 530 metres northeast of Fort de Joux.
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is a church, which is situated 560 metres east of Fort de Joux.
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is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Fort de Joux.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontarlier and Les Fourgs.
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is a commune and one of the two… is situated 4 km northwest of Fort de Joux.
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is a commune in the department in the… is situated 5 km southeast of Fort de Joux.
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is a commune in the department… is situated 6 km southwest of Fort de Joux.

Fort de Joux

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Latitude
46.87212° or 46° 52′ 20″ north
Longitude
6.37405° or 6° 22′ 27″ east
Open location code
8FR8V9CF+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 125735941
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6697855
Wiki­data ID
Q1090706

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Fort de Joux” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Фор дьо Жу”
  • Chinese: “茹城堡”
  • Czech: “Château de Joux”
  • Czech: “Fort de Joux”
  • Dutch: “Fort de Joux”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Joux”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دى جو”
  • French: “château de Joux”
  • French: “fort de Joux”
  • French: “Fort de Joux”
  • German: “Château de Joux”
  • German: “Fort de Joux”
  • Greek: “Φορ ντε Ζου”
  • Hebrew: “פור דה ז’ו”
  • Irish: “Fort de Joux”
  • Italian: “Fort de Joux”
  • Japanese: “ジューの要塞”
  • Japanese: “ジュー城”
  • Japanese: “ジュー要塞”
  • Polish: “Château de Joux”
  • Polish: “Fort de Joux”
  • Russian: “Фор-де-Жу”
  • Slovenian: “Fort de Joux”
  • Spanish: “Fort de Joux”
  • Turkish: “Joux Kalesi”

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