Longevilles-Mont-d'Or
Encyclopedia
Longevilles-Mont-d'Or is a commune
in the Doubs
department in the Franche-Comté
region
in eastern France
.
. The village lies in a valley at the foot of the Mont d'Or, a massif that covers 9/10 of the territory of the commune.
The commune has a magnificent view of the Alps
and the Swiss
plain.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Doubs
Doubs
Doubs is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River.-History:As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of Langue d'Oïl. Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect...
department in the Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The commune is located 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of MoutheMouthe
Mouthe is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Geography:The village is located south of Pontarlier in the Jura Mountains on the Swiss border. The source of the Doubs River is from Mouthe. In Mouthe was recorded the lowest temperature ever in France...
. The village lies in a valley at the foot of the Mont d'Or, a massif that covers 9/10 of the territory of the commune.
The commune has a magnificent view of the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
and the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
plain.