The river Doubs flows right through the middle of this delightful village separating France from Switzerland. You can decide to eat on the French or the Swiss side. Across the bridge there is a nice restaurant at each end. Their fish menus are really recommended!
Goumois is one of the lowest locations of Switzerland, at only 493m above sea level. At present only about 80 people still live in the village. The area of the Doubs is still quite untouched and beautiful for exploring it further.
On June 20, 1940 (during WWII) there were 43’000 French and Polish soldiers deserting France and crossing the border bridge into neutral Switzerland. They surrendered, giving up all their weapons and spent the rest of the war in an internal camp.
