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{{Short description|Village in Vaud, Switzerland}}
'''Le Brassus''' is a village in the [[Vallée de Joux]] in the Canton of [[Vaud]], [[Switzerland]]. It is part of the [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] [[Le Chenit]].<ref name=communeduchenit>{{fr icon}} [http://www.communeduchenit.ch/Commune/Historique.asp "Bienvenue sur le site officiel de la Commune du Chenit &ndash; Historique"] <small> (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)</small></ref>
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[[File:Le Brassus temple.jpg|thumb|[[Protestant]] church in Le Brassus]]
[[File:ETH-BIB-Le Brassus-LBS H1-024740.tif|thumb|Aerial view (1964)]]

'''Le Brassus''' is a village in the [[Vallée de Joux]] in the Canton of [[Vaud]], [[Switzerland]]. It is part of the [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] [[Le Chenit]].<ref name=communeduchenit>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.communeduchenit.ch/Commune/Historique.asp "Bienvenue sur le site officiel de la Commune du Chenit &ndash; Historique"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314110937/http://www.communeduchenit.ch/Commune/Historique.asp |date=14 March 2008 }} (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)</ref>

==Transport==
Le Brassus station is the western terminus of the [[Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line]]. Trains on this line are operated by [[Travys]].


==Sports==
==Sports==
Le Brassus hosted the second European [[Orienteering]] championships in 1964.<ref name=emres>[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/emres.asp "European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000-"] <small> (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)</small></ref><ref name=mtfsz-hu>{{hu icon}} [http://mtfsz.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=188&Itemid=106 "Európa-bajnokságok"] <small> (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)</small></ref><ref name=se-orintering>{{sv icon}} [http://www.orientering.se/t2.asp?p=4270 "Europamästerskap"] &ndash; ''orientering.se &ndash; Officiell hemsida för Svenska Orienteringsförbundet'' <small> (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)</small></ref>
Le Brassus hosted the second European [[Orienteering]] championships in 1964.<ref name=emres>[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/emres.asp "European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000-"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823153924/http://old.orientering.no/resultater/emres.asp |date=23 August 2011 }} (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)</ref><ref name=mtfsz-hu>{{in lang|hu}} [http://mtfsz.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=188&Itemid=106 "Európa-bajnokságok"] (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)</ref><ref name=se-orintering>{{in lang|sv}} [http://www.orientering.se/t2.asp?p=4270 "Europamästerskap"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211224054/http://www.orientering.se/t2.asp?p=4270 |date=11 December 2007 }} &ndash; ''orientering.se &ndash; Officiell hemsida för Svenska Orienteringsförbundet'' (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)</ref>

==Horology==
Le Brassus is the home of the luxury watchmakers [[Audemars Piguet]] and [[Blancpain]].


==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:11, 11 November 2023

Protestant church in Le Brassus
Aerial view (1964)

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

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Le Brassus station is the western terminus of the Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line. Trains on this line are operated by Travys.

Sports

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Le Brassus hosted the second European Orienteering championships in 1964.[2][3][4]

Horology

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Le Brassus is the home of the luxury watchmakers Audemars Piguet and Blancpain.

References

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  1. ^ (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)
  2. ^ "European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000-" Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)
  3. ^ (in Hungarian) "Európa-bajnokságok" (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)
  4. ^ (in Swedish) "Europamästerskap" Archived 11 December 2007 at the Wayback Machineorientering.se – Officiell hemsida för Svenska Orienteringsförbundet (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)

46°35′N 6°13′E / 46.583°N 6.217°E / 46.583; 6.217