commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Canton of Hauts de Bienne
Hauts de Bienne (before 2021: Morez) is a canton in the département of Jura, France. It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Claude.
Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the communes of the canton of ...
department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...
region
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in eastern
France
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, on the
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
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border.
The Lac des Rousses is located northeast of the village of Les Rousses beside the road to the village of Bois d'Amont. The
Lac de Lamoura
Lac de Lamoura is a lake at Lamoura in the Jura department of France
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is located southwest of the village of Les Rousses beside the road to the village of
Lamoura
Lamoura is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Jura department
The following is a list of the 494 communes of the Jura department of France.
The communes ...
. Other places include the village of
Prémanon
Prémanon () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Jura department
The following is a list of the 494 communes of the Jura department of France.
The c ...
, and
La Cure
La Cure is a village located some northwest of Lake Geneva, straddling the Franco-Swiss border. Administratively, the Swiss half of La Cure is part of the municipality of Saint-Cergue, while the French half is part of the municipality of Les R ...
, the transit point across the Swiss border towards
Saint-Cergue
Saint-Cergue is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Saint-Cergue is first mentioned in 1110 as ''ecclesiam Sancti Cyrici''.
Geography
Saint-Cergue has an area, , of . Of this area, or 27.6% ...
.
Population
Tourism
Les Rousses includes part of the
Upper Jura Natural Park
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and Fort des Rousses ( fr), an historical fortress that, until 1997, was used as a commando training site. The fortress includes an underground labyrinth used in training, that is open to the public.
Les Rousses has an extensive ski area, especially for cross-country skiing. Many villages have their own runs using a common lift pass.
* Alpine
** Massif du Noirmont
** Massif des Tuffes
** Porte des Jouvencelles
** Porte de la Darbella
** Porte de la Serra
** Porte de la Combe de lac
** Porte de la Giraude
* Nordic
** Secteur de Bellefontaine
** Secteur du Risoux
** Secteur de l'Orbe
** Secteur de la Sambine
** Secteur du Massacre
** Secteur de Longchamois
** Secteur de Lamoura/Serra