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Explore Lons-le-Saunier in France

Lons-le-Saunier in the region of Franche-Comté with its 20,678 inhabitants is a town in France - some 212 mi or ( 341 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Lons-le-Saunier is now 12:35 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Geneva, Voiteur, Saint-Étienne, Paris, and Orgelet. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Geneva . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Lons-le-Saunier ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

JURA, ma vraie nature

5:46 min by videotourisme
Views: 20575 Rating: 4.78

Réalisé pour le le Comité Départemental du Tourisme du Jura, cette vidéo vous convie à découvrir un aperçu des plus beaux sites de ce département de Franche-Comté, en toutes saisons. Un voyage plein d ..

Découvrez le Jura en été

3:24 min by videotourisme
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Découvrez le Jura au printemps

3:33 min by videotourisme
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Découvrez le Jura en hiver

4:14 min by videotourisme
Views: 2998 Rating: 0.00

Pour vos vacances d'hiver, partez en Franche-Comté, à la découverte du Jura. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Vallière (river)

The Vallière is a 50.8 km long river in the Jura and Saône-et-Loire départements, eastern France. Its source is in the steephead valley of Revigny, in the Jura Mountains. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Solnan into which it flows between Bruailles and Louhans.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.62 5.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Jura (department), Geography of Saône-et-Loire, Rhone basin, Rivers of Burgundy (French region), Rivers of France, Rivers of Franche-Comté

Dard

The River Dard is a short (2.1 km) tributary of the River Seille in the department of Jura in France. The Dard rises in the steephead valley known as the Reculée de Baume, and flows through the valley to the village of Baume-les-Messieurs, where it joins the Seille. At its source there is a notable series of caves, which can be visited.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.69 5.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Rivers of France

Baume Abbey

Baume Abbey, in its village of Baume-les-Messieurs, Jura, France, was founded as a Benedictine abbey not far from the still-travelled Roman road linking Besançon and Lyon. It stands near the source of the Dard in the Jura, France. Around it the picturesque village of Baume-les-Messieurs is congregated. The abbey is famous for its sixteenth-century retable.

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Located at 46.71 5.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Benedictine monasteries in France, Christian monasteries established in the 10th century, Churches in Jura (department), Cluniac monasteries in France

Château de la Muyre

The Château de la Muyre (or la Muire) is a fortified site a few kilometres from Domblans, in the Jura département of France.

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Located at 46.75 5.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Castles in Franche-Comté, Jura

Lacs de Clairvaux

Lacs de Clairvaux are two lakes at Clairvaux-les-Lacs in the Jura department of France. The Grand Lac has a surface area of 56.5 ha, the Petit Lac of 17 ha.

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Located at 46.57 5.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Lakes of Jura (department)

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Lons-le-Saunier