Le Petit Bois Derrière
Le Petit Bois Derrière is a locality in Montfaucon, Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura and has an elevation of 1,017 metres. Le Petit Bois Derrière is situated nearby to the locality Les Mottes, as well as near Le Droit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Etang de la Gruère and Pré-Petitjean railway station.
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 3 km southwest of Le Petit Bois Derrière.
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 2½ km northwest of Le Petit Bois Derrière.
La Traction
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 2½ km north of Le Petit Bois Derrière.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montfaucon and Les Cerlatez.
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 3½ km northwest of Le Petit Bois Derrière.
Les Cerlatez
Hamlet
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Les Cerlatez is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southwest of Le Petit Bois Derrière.
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. Les Enfers is situated 4 km northwest of Le Petit Bois Derrière.
Le Petit Bois Derrière
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Le Petit Bois Derriere” and “Le Petit Bois-Derrière”
- Location: Montfaucon, Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.25711° or 47° 15′ 26″ northLongitude
7.07394° or 7° 4′ 26″ eastElevation
1,017 metres (3,337 feet)Open location code
8FV9734F+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 6744097084OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
11591581
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In Other Languages
“Le Petit Bois Derrière” goes by many names.
- French: “Le Petit Bois Derrière”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Mottes and Le Droit.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Église évangélique Mennonite and Stellplatz Les Mottes, Le Bémont.
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