Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church is a church in Montfaucon, Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura. Saint-Jean-Baptiste church is situated nearby to the village Montfaucon, as well as near the village green Place du 23-Juin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Montfaucon in the canton of Jura, Switzerland
- Also known as: “église St-Jean-Baptiste” and “St-Jean Baptiste”
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 1 km southeast of Saint-Jean-Baptiste church.
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 1 km southeast of Saint-Jean-Baptiste church.
La Combe railway station
Railway stop
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La Combe 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. La Combe railway station is situated 3½ km east of Saint-Jean-Baptiste church.
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.
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.
Soubey
Village
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Soubey is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. Soubey is situated 3 km north of Saint-Jean-Baptiste church.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
- Categories: architectural structure, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Montfaucon, Franches-Montagnes District, Canton of Jura, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.28275° or 47° 16′ 58″ northLongitude
7.05118° or 7° 3′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FV973M2+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 86150757OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q29785463
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Saint-Jean-Baptiste church” goes by many names.
- French: “église St-Jean-Baptiste”
- French: “Église St-Jean-Baptiste”
- German: “Kirche Saint-Jean-Baptiste”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place du 23-Juin and Tissot playground.
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