Le Brassus
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Le Brassus is a village in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality Le Chenit.[1]
Transport
[edit]Le Brassus station is the western terminus of the Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line. Trains on this line are operated by Travys.
Sports
[edit]Le Brassus hosted the second European Orienteering championships in 1964.[2][3][4]
Horology
[edit]Le Brassus is the home of the luxury watchmakers Audemars Piguet and Blancpain.
References
[edit]- ^ (in French) "Bienvenue sur le site officiel de la Commune du Chenit – Historique" Archived 14 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)
- ^ "European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000-" Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)
- ^ (in Hungarian) "Európa-bajnokságok" (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)
- ^ (in Swedish) "Europamästerskap" Archived 11 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine – orientering.se – Officiell hemsida för Svenska Orienteringsförbundet (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)
46°35′N 6°13′E / 46.583°N 6.217°E