Fontenais

Fontenais is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Bressaucourt merged into the municipality of Fontenais.

Places of Interest

Highlights: JURASSICA Museum and Musee de l’Hotel-Dieu.

JURASSICA Museum

Museum

Photo: Polo7, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Musee de l’Hotel-Dieu

Museum

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Musee de l’Hotel-Dieu is a museum.

Cantonal library of Jura

Library

Photo: Proelivia, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porrentruy and Saint-Ursanne.

Porrentruy

Photo: Yesuitus2001, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Porrentruy is a historic city in the canton of Jura…

Saint-Ursanne

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Saint-Ursanne is a small village located on the Doubs river in Canton Jura, Switzerland.

Fontenais

Type: Locality with 1,700 residents
Also known as: “CH6790”
Location: Porrentruy District, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.3877° or 47° 23′ 16″ north

Longitude

7.0768° or 7° 4′ 36″ east

Population

1,700

Elevation

524 metres (1,719 feet)

Open location code

8FV993QG+3P

GeoNames ID

7285853

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Villars and Bressaucourt.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Col de Montvoie and Centre médico-psychologique (CMP) pour enfants et adolescents, Porrentruy.

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