Montfaucon
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pré-Petitjean railway station and La Traction.
Pré-Petitjean railway station
Railway station
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 Les Enfers and Soubey.
Les Enfers
Village
Soubey
Village
Montfaucon
- Type: Locality with 583 residents
- Also known as: “CH6751”
- Location: Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.2789° or 47° 16′ 44″ north
Longitude
7.0742° or 7° 4′ 27″ east
Population
583
Elevation
882 metres (2,894 feet)
Open location code
8FV973HF+GM
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