Montfaucon, Péchillard

Montfaucon, Péchillard is a bus stop in Montfaucon, Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura and has an elevation of 961 metres. Montfaucon, Péchillard is situated nearby to the village Les Enfers, as well as near Soubey.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pré-Petitjean railway station and La Traction.

Pré-Petitjean railway station

Railway station

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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. Pré-Petitjean railway station is situated 2 km south of Montfaucon, Péchillard.

La Traction

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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. La Traction is situated 1½ km south of Montfaucon, Péchillard.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

Church

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste church is situated 1½ km southwest of Montfaucon, Péchillard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Enfers and Montfaucon.

Les Enfers

Village

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Les Enfers is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

Montfaucon

Village

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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.