Attraction · Nanchez · Jura

Grotte de la Pontoise

You can find Grotte de la Pontoise, an attraction, in Nanchez. Another place to visit lies within 5 km. Worth the trip, Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude is 12 km off.

Where

In Nanchez

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 20–27°C

In brief

Attraction in Nanchez

In Nanchez

Grotte de la Pontoise is in the commune of Nanchez, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month in Nanchez

From May to September, Nanchez sees highs of 20–27°C.

Jan6° / -2°168 mm

Feb8° / -3°141 mm

Mar13° / 0°140 mm

Apr16° / 3°142 mm

May20° / 7°162 mm

Jun25° / 10°140 mm

Jul27° / 12°136 mm

Aug26° / 12°142 mm

Sep22° / 8°145 mm

Oct17° / 5°165 mm

Nov10° / 1°184 mm

Dec6° / -2°205 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nanchez, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St Claude station, 6.4 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Nanchez’s full climate →

About

Grotte de la Pontoise

Attraction.

Grotte de la Pontoise is in Nanchez, Jura.

Type: Attraction
Commune: Nanchez, Jura

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Its place on the map

Orange: Grotte de la Pontoise.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Home to 13,627 people, Gex is the largest of these 7. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in this commune

Nanchez

764 people

2 · 9 km east of it

Hauts de Bienne

5,032 people

3 · 12 km south of it

Saint-Claude

8,386 people

4 · 12 km east of it

Les Rousses

3,740 people

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Grotte de la Pontoise is	People
Nanchez	It’s in this commune	764
Hauts de Bienne	9 km east of it	5,032
Saint-Claude	12 km south of it	8,386
Les Rousses	12 km east of it	3,740
Gex	21 km southeast of it	13,627
Cessy	23 km southeast of it	5,832
Divonne-les-Bains	23 km southeast of it	10,464

Make a day of it

Also within reach

There are 30 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 attractions and 2 abbeys among them.

1CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude12 km south, in Saint-Claude 2AttractionAttractionViaducs de Morez9.8 km northeast, in Hauts de Bienne 3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Claude12 km south, in Saint-Claude 4AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye du Grandvaux5 km north, in Grande-Rivière Château 5

AttractionFort des Rousses11 km east, in Les Rousses 6

MuseumMusée de la lunette9.4 km east, in Hauts de Bienne 7MuseumMuseumEspace des mondes polaires9.8 km east, in Prémanon 8MuseumMuseumMusée Paul-Émile-Victor9.9 km east, in Prémanon

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Grotte de la Pontoise: common questions

Where is Grotte de la Pontoise?

Grotte de la Pontoise is in Nanchez, in Jura (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).

What is Grotte de la Pontoise?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Grotte de la Pontoise?

May to September are the warmest months in Nanchez, with afternoon highs of 20–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Grotte de la Pontoise?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude (12 km), Viaducs de Morez (9.8 km), Abbaye de Saint-Claude (12 km) and Abbaye du Grandvaux (5 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Fort des Rousses: Liné1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la lunette: FrancoisFC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.