MontfauconGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.0523,Lat: 47.2832  |
| Elevation | 968 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:32:30pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Jura | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Les Franches-Montagnes | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Montfaucon | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Montfaucon
Franche-Comté - Doubs | | Other place with same name 2 |
Montfaucon
Midi-Pyrénées - Lot | | Other place with same name 3 |
Montfaucon
Languedoc-Roussillon - Gard |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
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| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 48 km | 
SouthEast
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 188 km | 
East
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 268 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 343 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Bieler See (Lac de Bienne) (37.9 km2 at a height of around 428 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.3 km in SouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Delémont with a height of 414 meter (at a distance of 24.1 km and direction EastNorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 3.9 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.5 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 3%, low mountains: 21%, moderate high mountains: 77%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (at a distance of 50 km and direction NorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
33.9 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
44 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Montfaucon in country Switzerland
Montfaucon at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Montfaucon 
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