La Chaux
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France
La Chaux is the name or part of the name of several communes in FranceFrance
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...
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- La ChauxLa Chaux, DoubsLa Chaux is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the DoubsDoubsDoubs 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...
département - La ChauxLa Chaux, OrneLa Chaux is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France....
, in the OrneOrneOrne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...
département - La ChauxLa Chaux, Saône-et-LoireLa Chaux is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Saône-et-LoireSaône-et-LoireSaône-et-Loire is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies.-History:When it was formed during the French Revolution, as of March 4, 1790 in fulfillment of the law of December 22, 1789, the new department combined parts of the provinces of southern...
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- La Chaux-du-DombiefLa Chaux-du-DombiefLa Chaux-du-Dombief is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Jura département - La Chaux-en-BresseLa Chaux-en-BresseLa Chaux-en-Bresse is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Jura département
Switzerland
- La ChauxLa Chaux (Cossonay)La Chaux is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-History:La Chaux is first mentioned in 1228 as La Chaus. In 1277 it was mentioned as de Calce...
, commune of VaudVaudVaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...
cantonCantons of SwitzerlandThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848... - La Chaux, a town in the commune of Sainte-Croix
- La Chaux-de-FondsLa Chaux-de-FondsLa Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss city of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometres from the French border. After Geneva and Lausanne, it is the third largest city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of...
, commune of Neuchâtel canton - La Chaux-des-BreuleuxLa Chaux-des-BreuleuxLa Chaux-des-Breuleux is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.-External links:...
, commune of Jura canton - La Chaux-du Milieu, commune of Neuchâtel canton
- La Chaux an area of the Verbier skiing area