Les Jorats

Les Jorats is a building in Vaulion, Jura-Nord vaudois District, Vaud which is located on Route de Nidau and has an elevation of 980 metres. Les Jorats is situated nearby to the village Premier, as well as near Juriens.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort de Pré-Giroud and Le Day railway station.

Fort de Pré-Giroud

Museum

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fort de Pré-Giroud, also known as the Fort de Vallorbe, is a 20th-century Swiss fortification located in the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border with France. Fort de Pré-Giroud is situated 2 km north of Les Jorats.

Le Day railway station

Railway station

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Le Day railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Vallorbe, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It sits at the junction of the standard gauge Simplon line of Swiss Federal Railways and Vallorbe–Le Brassus line of SBB and Travys. Le Day railway station is situated 3½ km north of Les Jorats.

Vallorbe railway station

Railway station

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Vallorbe railway station is a station at the border of Switzerland and France on the TGV Lyria line between Paris and Lausanne. It is located at the south-eastern entrance of the tunnel which tunnels one of Jura's mountain ranges, Le Mont d’Or. Vallorbe railway station is situated 4 km northwest of Les Jorats.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Premier and Juriens.

Premier

Village

Photo: Thomas Guignard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Premier is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Premier is situated 2½ km northeast of Les Jorats.