Les Rousses: Base nautique du Lac des Rousses

Tucked into the Jura Mountains beside the Swiss border, Les Rousses is a place whose character is shaped by long winters, conifer forests and the high plateau around Lac des Rousses. Part of the Haut-Jura, the town is a major centre for Nordic skiing, with trails linking its wooded terrain to the wider cross-border Jura. Alpine skiing also forms part of the local winter season, while summer brings walkers and cyclists to the lake and surrounding forests. Its most distinctive heritage site is Fort des Rousses, a former military fortress now used for maturing wheels of Comté cheese in its vaulted cellars. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across the Haut-Jura and Bourgogne–Franche-Comté.

Bourgogne–Franche-Comté is best known within France for Burgundy’s climats, a UNESCO-listed mosaic of vineyard parcels and winegrowing settlements. The region joins the historic Burgundy wine country around Dijon and Beaune with Franche-Comté, where the Jura Mountains run along the Swiss border. The Saône crosses its western lowlands, while the Doubs shapes valleys farther east. Dijon’s Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy recalls the capital’s ducal past; in the Jura, Comté cheese is made under a protected designation of origin. Vineyards, stone towns, forests and mountain pastures give this large eastern region a distinctly varied identity. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Bourgogne–Franche-Comté.

The Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, together with the Alps, Pyrenees and broad river basins, define much of France — they support maritime trade, farming, wine regions and travel throughout the year. The Seine runs through Paris, where the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre are among Europe’s most recognised landmarks. The Loire Valley is known for Renaissance châteaux, while Mont-Saint-Michel rises from a tidal bay in Normandy. Regional food traditions are equally distinctive, from Breton seafood to Provençal cooking, with bread, cheese and wine central to everyday life. France’s global cultural influence is evident in its language, literature, fashion and cinema. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how France’s coasts, plains and mountain borders relate to their surroundings.