Milandre Tower
Milandre Tower is a castle in Boncourt, Porrentruy District, Canton of Jura. Milandre Tower is situated nearby to the cave Grotte de Milandre, as well as near the historic site XXV lieues de Berne.Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: tower ruin in Boncourt in the canton of Jura, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Tour de Milandre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boncourt railway station and Delle station.
Boncourt railway station
Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boncourt railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Boncourt, in the Swiss canton of Jura. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Delémont–Delle line of Swiss Federal Railways. Boncourt railway station is situated 770 metres north of Milandre Tower.
Delle station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Delle station is a railway station in the commune of Delle, in the French department of Territoire de Belfort, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is located at the border between France and Switzerland and is the junction of the standard gauge Delémont–Delle line of Swiss Federal Railways and the Belfort–Delle line of SNCF. Delle station is situated 2½ km north of Milandre Tower.
Buix railway station
Railway stop
Buix railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Basse-Allaine, in the Swiss canton of Jura. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Delémont–Delle line of Swiss Federal Railways. Buix railway station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Milandre Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buix and Delle.
Buix
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buix is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 the former municipalities of Buix, Courtemaîche and Montignez merged to form the new municipality of Basse-Allaine.
Delle
Village
Delle is a commune on the Swiss border in the Territoire de Belfort department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Northeastern France. Delle is situated 2½ km northwest of Milandre Tower.
Montignez
Village
Photo: Roland.chollier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montignez is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 the former municipalities of Buix, Courtemaîche and Montignez merged to form the new municipality of Basse-Allaine. Montignez is situated 3 km east of Milandre Tower.
Milandre Tower
- Categories: archaeological site, tower, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Boncourt, Porrentruy District, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.48549° or 47° 29′ 8″ northLongitude
7.01529° or 7° 0′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FV9F2P8+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 163124966OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q29785314
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Milandre Tower” goes by many names.
- French: “Tour de Milandre (13e siècle)”
- German: “Ruine Milandre”
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Highlights include Grotte de Milandre and XXV lieues de Berne.
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