Canton of Jura
Franches-Montagnes District
Saignelégier

Etang de la Gruère

Etang de la Gruère is a small in the Jura range near , , . 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.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake
  • Also known as: “Etang de la gruere”, “Etang de la Gruere”, “Etang de la gruère”, “Étang de la Gruère”, “Etang de la Gruyere”, and “Etang de la Gruyère”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Les Reussilles railway station and Le Pied-d’Or railway station.

Railway station
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the . It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Tavannes–Noirmont railway line of Chemins de fer du Jura.

Railway stop
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Le Pied-d'Or railway station is a railway station in the municipality of , in the . It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Tavannes–Noirmont railway line of Chemins de fer du Jura.

Railway stop
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the . It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Tavannes–Noirmont railway line of Chemins de fer du Jura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Cerlatez and La Chaux-des-Breuleux.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in . On 1 January 2023 the former municipality of merged to form the municipality of .

Village
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is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the in . It is located in the French-speaking .

Etang de la Gruère

Latitude
47.23895° or 47° 14′ 20″ north
Longitude
7.04851° or 7° 2′ 55″ east
Elevation
1,002 metres (3,287 feet)
Open location code
8FV962QX+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37348098
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
11396259
Wiki­data ID
Q288984
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Portuguese—“Etang de la Gruère” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Petite Theurre and La Gruère.

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Highlights include Hornuss strike pitch and Source du Pied d’Or.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Etang de la Gruère”. Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.