Gai Foyer

Gai Foyer is an apartment building in Montfaucon, Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura which is located on Rue du Pré-Petitjean. Gai Foyer is situated nearby to the historic site Paroisse de Montfaucon 625 Toises, as well as near the village green Place du 23-Juin.

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 670 metres south of Gai Foyer.

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 670 metres southeast of Gai Foyer.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

Church

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste church is situated 410 metres west of Gai Foyer.

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.