Les Parrods

Les Parrods is a hamlet in La Cluse-et-Mijoux, Arrondissement of Pontarlier, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Les Parrods is situated nearby to the locality Bois Gresset, as well as near the hamlet Les Huets.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort de Joux and Fort Catinat du Larmont supérieur.

Fort de Joux

Museum

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The Fort de Joux or Château de Joux is a castle, later transformed into a fort, located in La Cluse-et-Mijoux in the Doubs department in the Jura Mountains of France. It commands the mountain pass Cluse de Pontarlier. Fort de Joux is situated 2½ km west of Les Parrods.

Fort Catinat du Larmont supérieur

Fort

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Fort du Larmont inférieur

Castle

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Fort du Larmont inférieur is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontarlier and Les Fourgs.

Pontarlier

Town

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Pontarlier is a commune and one of the two subprefectures of the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Nestled in the heart of the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border, the town lies along the Doubs River and occupies the Arlier plain at approximately 830–837 m elevation. Pontarlier is situated 5 km northwest of Les Parrods.

Les Fourgs

Village

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Les Fourgs is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in the eastern part of France. Les Fourgs is situated 5 km south of Les Parrods.