La Cure
La Cure | |
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Nyon | |
Elevation | 1,028 m (3,373 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1265 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
Website | website missing Profile (in French), |
La Cure is a village located some 20 kilometres (15 mi) northwest of
History
Until 1862, La Cure was entirely in France. France and Switzerland had previously disputed possession of the strategically important Vallée des Dappes, which was controlled by the latter until in 1862, the Swiss accepted an offer to exchange that territory for another piece just to the north and east; the new boundary was drawn directly through La Cure. According to the Treaty of Dappes, which formalized the swap, any buildings existing at the time that the new line was demarcated were not to be disturbed, even if the boundary bisected them.[1]
Today, the border passes through the Hotel Arbez (see below); in addition, it bisects at least two residences, and a pub.[2]
Railway
There is a Swiss Railways narrow gauge railway line, the Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez Railway, that runs from Nyon to La Cure.
Hotel Arbez
Taking advantage of the delay between negotiation of the treaty and its final ratification by the
Today, the Franco-Swiss border passes through the kitchen, dining room, hallway and several rooms of the hotel. In two rooms (including the honeymoon suite) the beds themselves are bisected by the boundary, while in another, the bathroom is in France, while the rest of the room is in Switzerland.[5][6]
During the
See also
- Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a library located half in Derby Line, Vermont, United States and half in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.
References
External links
- Hotel Arbez. Website for the hotel; primarily in French, with limited English translation.
- La Cure: Photos and Maps. Offers several large photos of the village and its buildings (with lines showing the border's location), as well as maps of the area.
- Hotel Arbez: Half in France and Half in Switzerland. Offers photos of the interior and exterior of the Hotel Arbez, with lines showing the precise location of the border in each.