Le Bémont (JU)
Le Bémont (JU) is a locality in Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura and has an elevation of 954 metres. Le Bémont (JU) is situated nearby to the locality Les Cufattes, as well as near Les Rouges-Terres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pré-Petitjean railway station and Etang de la Gruère.
Pré-Petitjean railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pré-Petitjean railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Montfaucon, in the Swiss canton of Jura. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge La Chaux-de-Fonds–Glovelier line of the Chemins de fer du Jura.
Etang de la Gruère
Lake
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Etang de la Gruère is a small lake in the Jura range near Saignelégier, Canton of Jura, Switzerland. The lake and the surrounding bog is a nature preserve. The lake was formed in the 17th century, when a dam was built for a mill.
La Traction
La Traction is a Swiss volunteer railway preservation group based at Pré-Petitjean on the line of the Chemins de fer du Jura. Their special trains operate, on selected dates throughout the year, over three routes in the area, Glovelier to Saignelégier, Saignelégier to La Chaux-de-Fonds and "The Hard Climb" from Tavannes to la Noirmont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saignelégier and Montfaucon.
Saignelégier
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saignelégier is a municipality in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Franches-Montagnes. On 1 January 2009, the formerly independent municipalities of Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier.
Montfaucon
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montfaucon is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 the former municipality of Montfavergier merged into Montfaucon.
Le Bémont
Village
Photo: Vodimivado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Bémont is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Le Bémont (JU)
- Type: Locality with 322 residents
- Also known as: “CH6741” and “Le Bemont (JU)”
- Location: Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.2629° or 47° 15′ 47″ northLongitude
7.0334° or 7° 2′ 0″ eastPopulation
322Elevation
954 metres (3,130 feet)Open location code
8FV9727M+59GeoNames ID
7286294
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