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A Visit to Pontarlier
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Pontarlier Visit - Town & Pernod Factory Pontarlier Visit - Inside the old Pernod Factory Pontarlier Visit - Distilleries Pontarlier Visit - Musee Pontarlier Visit - Val de Travers Fête de l'Absinthe at Boveresse 5th Absinthiades - Pontarlier Oct 2005
Pontarlier is situated at an altitude of 830m in the Haut-Doubs region near the Swiss border, and has a
population of around 18500 (in 1910 it was 9500). Until 1915 it was the centre of French absinthe
production, and home to many of the largest distillers, including Junod, Terminus and Pernod Fils.

Click on the thumbnail at the right to see a modern map of the Pontarlier - Val de Travers region.
Click on the thumbnail at the far right to see a circa 1910 map of the Pontarlier - Val de Travers region.
Central Pontarlier is dominated by its famous arch - Porte St.Pierre - at the top of the Rue de la Republique. It was built in
1771 to celebrate the rebuilding of the town and to commemorate the French conquest of the Franche-Comte in 1678.
The Theatre Bernard Blier, where the annual
Pontarlier Absinthiades is held.
The Chapelle de l'Esperance, on a hilltop
overlooking the town.
Views of the old Pernod Fils distillery buildings (now part of a huge Nestle production
facility) from the Chapelle de l'Esperance high above the town.
Two views of the Nestle factory on the Rue de la Republique, showing original parts of the old Pernod Fils buildings. Note
particularly the oval windows in the left-hand picture, and the pagoda-like roof at the edge of the photo on the right, distinctive
features of the original buildings, visible in many of the postcards produced during the absinthe period.
Pontarlier Visit - Town & Pernod Factory Pontarlier Visit - Inside the old Pernod Factory Pontarlier Visit - Distilleries Pontarlier Visit - Musee Pontarlier Visit - Val de Travers Fête de l'Absinthe at Boveresse 5th Absinthiades - Pontarlier Oct 2005
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