The Jura Mountains are a sub-alpine mountain range a short distance north of the Western Alps and mainly demarcate a long part of the French–Swiss border. While the Jura range proper is located in France and Switzerland, the range continues as the Table Jura northeastwards through northern Switzerland and Germany.
View towards Lélex from near the Crêt de la Neige
Satellite image of the Jura Mountains (mostly dark green area in the upper left half of the image)
Creux du Van
France–Switzerland border
The France–Switzerland border is 572 km (355 mi) long. Its current path is mostly the product of the Congress of Vienna of 1815, with the accession of Geneva, Neuchâtel and Valais to the Swiss Confederation, but it has since been modified in detail, the last time being in 2002. Although most of the border, marked with border stones, is unguarded, several checkpoints remain staffed, most notably on busy roads.
The border on the river Doubs at the Saut du Doubs waterfall between Doubs, France and Neuchâtel, Switzerland
The France–Switzerland border crosses Lake Geneva.
Three of the border stones in the canton of Geneva, nos 124, 125 and 126, are located on the CERN Meyrin site, which implies special agreements between France and Switzerland.
French–Swiss customs post in EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, 2018
