Le Chenit

Le Chenit is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is in the district of Jura-Nord vaudois in the Vallée de Joux.

Municipality in Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Le Chenit
Coordinates: 46°36′N 06°14′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Jura-Nord vaudois
Government
• Mayor	Syndic Stives Morand FDP
Area
• Total	99.25 km2 (38.32 sq mi)
Elevation	1,013 m (3,323 ft)
Population  (2003)
• Total	4,073
• Density	41.038/km2 (106.287/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1348 Le Brassus 1341 L'Orient 1347 Le Sentier
Localities	L'Orient, Le Brassus, Le Sentier, Le Solliat
Surrounded by	Arzier, Bassins, Berolle, Bière, Bois-d'Amont (FR-39), Chapelle-des-Bois (FR-25), Chaux-Neuve (FR-25), Gimel, L'Abbaye, Le Lieu, Longirod, Marchissy, Montricher, Mouthe (FR-25), Saint-George
Website	www.communeduchenit.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Le Chenit Media

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  Col du Marchairuz pass in Le Chenit

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  Aerial view, L'Orient and Le Sentier (1964)

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  Kirche von Le Sentier im Vallée de Joux

Further reading

• Chenit, Le in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Brassus, Le in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Sentier, Le in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Orient, L’ in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Other websites

Media related to Le Chenit at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of the municipality of Le Chenit (in French)
• Official website of the village of Le Brassus (in French)
• Aerial views von Le Sentier
• Aerial views von Le Brassus
• Aerial views von L’Orient
• Vallée de Joux (in French)