Lons-le-Saunier, Prefecture in eastern Jura, France
Description
Lons-le-Saunier is a prefecture town in the eastern Jura department, set between vineyards at the foot of the mountain range. The streets in the center feature arcades from different centuries, beneath which shops and cafés line up.
History
The salt springs attracted people already in prehistoric times and gave the settlement its name. In the 19th century, thermal baths opened and drew visitors for the salty water.
Culture
The suffix „Saunier
Practical
The train station connects the town to Lyon and Strasbourg through direct lines. The A39 motorway runs north toward Dijon and south into the Swiss Alps.
Did you know?
A museum presents the story of processed cheese and stands on the grounds of the 1921 factory where the Laughing Cow brand was invented. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, who composed the French national anthem, was born here and another museum recalls his work.
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The Jura department features varied landscapes with mountain ranges, limestone plateaus, and forested valleys. The terrain has shaped notable geological sites: the Hérisson waterfalls stretch over nearly 4 kilometers with 31 waterfalls, the Baume-les-Messieurs Reculée forms a closed valley with...
Maison de la Vache qui rit
330 m
Thermes Lédonia
561 m
Cordeliers church
150 mSaline de Montmorot
1.2 km
Théâtre de Lons-le-Saunier
110 mChâteau de Pymont
1.7 km
Hôtel-Dieu de Lons-le-Saunier
275 m
Saint-Désiré church
374 m
Prefecture hotel of Jura
350 m
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lons-le-Saunier
182 mLe Bœuf sur le toit
884 m
Tour de l'Horloge
112 m
Rue du Commerce
47 m
Église Saint-Blaise de Montaigu
1.9 kmLe solitaire
1.6 kmDrinking fountain, water well
1.4 km
Médiathèque de Lons-le-Saunier
164 m
Monument funéraire du sculpteur Bourgeois
659 m
Statue de Rouget de Lisle
281 m
Monument funéraire du chasseur Marin Gousset
690 m
Maison, 51 rue du Commerce (Lons-le-Saunier)
28 m
Maison, 29 rue du Commerce (Lons-le-Saunier)
91 m
Statue du général Lecourbe
162 m
Hôtel de Balay
106 m
Maison, 44 rue du Commerce
52 m
Maison, 42 rue du Commerce
52 m
Maison, 41 rue du Commerce
52 mMaison de Rouget de Lisle
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