Les Mottes
Les Mottes is a house in Montfaucon, Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura and has an elevation of 1,012 metres. Les Mottes is situated nearby to the lake Etang de la Gruère, as well as near the hamlet Les Cerlatez.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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.
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 north of Les Mottes.
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 3 km north of Les Mottes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Cerlatez and Tramelan.
Les Cerlatez
Hamlet
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Les Cerlatez is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Les Mottes.
Tramelan
Village
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 southeast of Les Mottes.
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 north of Les Mottes.
Les Mottes
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Montfaucon, Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.24998° or 47° 14′ 60″ northLongitude
7.07019° or 7° 4′ 13″ eastElevation
1,012 metres (3,320 feet)Open location code
8FV963XC+X3GeoNames ID
11636487
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- French: “Les Mottes”
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