L'Abbaye

L'Abbaye is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, in the Jura-Nord vaudois district in the Vallée de Joux. Its name is from Lac de Joux Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery.

 Geography 
L'Abbaye is located on the eastern shore of the Lac de Joux at an elevation of between  and . It is at the heart of the Vallée de Joux in the Jura. It includes also the villages of Les Bioux and Le Pont.

The municipality was part of the La Vallée District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and L'Abbaye became part of the new district of Jura-Nord vaudois.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz  accessed 4 April 2011

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website of the municipality of L'Abbaye 
 Aerial views of the municipality of L'Abbaye
 Vallée de Joux 




Category:Municipalities in Jura-Nord vaudois