Les Joux Derrière

Les Joux Derrière is a locality in Les Genevez (JU), Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura and has an elevation of 1,018 metres. Les Joux Derrière is situated nearby to the locality Chez Sémon, as well as near Le Petit Bois Derrière.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pré-Petitjean railway station and Etang de la Gruère.

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 3 km northwest of Les Joux Derrière.

Etang de la Gruère

Lake

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Etang de la Gruère is a small lake in the Jura range near Saignelégier, Canton of Jura, Switzerland. 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. Etang de la Gruère is situated 3½ km southwest of Les Joux Derrière.

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 3 km northwest of Les Joux Derrière.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Genevez and Montfaucon.

Les Genevez

Village

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Les Genevez is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. Les Genevez is situated 3 km east of Les Joux Derrière.

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. Montfaucon is situated 4 km northwest of Les Joux Derrière.

Tramelan

Village

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Tramelan 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. Tramelan is situated 4 km south of Les Joux Derrière.

Les Joux Derrière

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Les Joux Derriere”
Location: Les Genevez (JU), Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.25762° or 47° 15′ 27″ north

Longitude

7.08753° or 7° 5′ 15″ east

Elevation

1,018 metres (3,340 feet)

Open location code

8FV9735Q+22

GeoNames ID

11591567

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French: “Les Joux Derrière”

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Localities in the Area

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