Les Montbovats
Les Montbovats is a house in Montfaucon, Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura and has an elevation of 987 metres. Les Montbovats is situated nearby to the village Montfaucon, as well as near the lake Etang de la Gruère.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pré-Petitjean railway station and La Traction.
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 2 km northwest of Les Montbovats.
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 2 km northwest of Les Montbovats.
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 Montbovats.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montfaucon and Les Enfers.
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 3 km northwest of Les Montbovats.
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 Les Montbovats.
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 4 km east of Les Montbovats.
Les Montbovats
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Montfaucon, Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.26125° or 47° 15′ 41″ northLongitude
7.07694° or 7° 4′ 37″ eastElevation
987 metres (3,238 feet)Open location code
8FV9736G+FQGeoNames ID
11648700
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- French: “Les Montbovats”
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