Villars
Villars is a hamlet in Fontenais, Porrentruy District, Canton of Jura. Villars is situated nearby to the locality Les Boules, as well as near Le Vieux Ban.Places of Interest
Highlights include Porrentruy railway station and JURASSICA Museum.
Porrentruy railway station
Railway station
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porrentruy railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Porrentruy, in the Swiss canton of Jura. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Delémont–Delle line of Swiss Federal Railways and the western terminus of the Porrentruy–Bonfol line of Chemins de fer du Jura. Porrentruy railway station is situated 3½ km north of Villars.
JURASSICA Museum
Museum
Photo: Polo7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
JURASSICA Museum is situated 3 km north of Villars.
Montvoie Castle
Castle
Photo: Kvgunten, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montvoie Castle is a castle in the municipality of Clos du Doubs of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Montvoie Castle is situated 3 km southwest of Villars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontenais and Bressaucourt.
Fontenais
Village
Photo: Navark, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Bressaucourt
Village
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Bressaucourt is a former 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. Bressaucourt is situated 3 km west of Villars.
Porrentruy
Photo: Yesuitus2001, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Porrentruy is a historic city in the canton of Jura in the Jura Mountains and Fribourg region of Switzerland. Local people in Jura speak French. Porrentruy offers a multitude of architectural sights.
Villars
- Type: Hamlet
- Postal code: 2903
- Category: locality
- Location: Fontenais, Porrentruy District, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.38773° or 47° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
7.07988° or 7° 4′ 48″ eastElevation
553 metres (1,814 feet)Open location code
8FV993QH+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 497234235OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
7669995
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In Other Languages
“Villars” goes by many names.
- French: “Villars-sur-Fontenais”
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Localities in the Area
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