Col du Fou
Col du Fou is a mountain saddle in Orvin, Bernese Jura, Canton of Bern. Col du Fou is situated nearby to the locality La Steiner, as well as near La Petite Métairie de Nidau.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sonceboz-Sombeval railway station and Col de Pierre Pertuis.
Sonceboz-Sombeval railway station
Railway station
Sonceboz-Sombeval railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Sonceboz-Sombeval, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Biel/Bienne–La Chaux-de-Fonds and Sonceboz-Sombeval–Moutier lines of Swiss Federal Railways.
Col de Pierre Pertuis
Mountain saddle
Photo: Oblic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col de Pierre Pertuis is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. It connects Sonceboz and Tavannes. The name of the pass comes from the Latin: Petra pertusa, meaning broken rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biel and Sonceboz-Sombeval.
Biel
Biel/Bienne is the 10th largest city of Switzerland and is located on the northern edge of the canton of Berne. Famous for watchmaking, and home to Rolex, Omega and Swatch among other famous makers.
Sonceboz-Sombeval
Village
Photo: Sucrine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sonceboz-Sombeval 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.
Orvin
Village
Photo: Ngagnebin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orvin 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. Above it, there is a small year round resort, called les "Prés-d'Orvin".
Col du Fou
- Type: Mountain saddle
- Category: landform
- Location: Orvin, Bernese Jura, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.1778° or 47° 10′ 40″ northLongitude
7.1923° or 7° 11′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FV955HR+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 10827211308OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Localities in the Area
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