Les Pontins

Les Pontins is a hamlet in Saint-Imier, Bernese Jura, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,107 metres. Les Pontins is situated nearby to the locality La Peterlette, as well as near Les Tourbières.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Erguel Castle and St-Imier railway station.

Erguel Castle

Castle

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Erguel Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Sonvilier in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the best preserved castle ruin in the French-speaking Bernese Jura.

St-Imier railway station

Railway station

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St-Imier railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Saint-Imier, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Biel/Bienne–La Chaux-de-Fonds line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Chasseral Pass

Mountain saddle

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Chasseral Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains, lying west of the Chasseral. The pass is located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Neuchâtel and Bern. Chasseral Pass is situated 3 km southeast of Les Pontins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sonvilier and Villeret.

Sonvilier

Village

Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sonvilier is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura.

Villeret

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Villeret is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura. Villeret is situated 3 km northeast of Les Pontins.

Le Pâquier

Village

Le Pâquier is a former municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Boudevilliers, Cernier, Chézard-Saint-Martin, Coffrane, Dombresson, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontainemelon, Fontaines… Le Pâquier is situated 4 km south of Les Pontins.

Les Pontins

Type: Hamlet
Postal code: 2610
Category: locality
Location: Saint-Imier, Bernese Jura, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.13335° or 47° 8′ 0″ north

Longitude

6.99748° or 6° 59′ 51″ east

Elevation

1,107 metres (3,632 feet)

Open location code

8FV84XMW+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6247292349

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

8533466

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