Le Haut Saugeais Highland Pasture

A Pasture in the Heart of the Saugeais

The camera looks out over the upland meadows of Le Haut Saugeais, a hamlet within the commune of Pays-de-Montbenoît in the French Haut-Doubs. A small wooden field shed punctuates the grazing land, a familiar sight across these high pastures where livestock roam the open slopes.

The Jura Highland Landscape

This corner of the Jura massif rises to nearly 900 metres, a karst plateau of limestone ridges cloaked in spruce and fir forest. The gently rolling terrain, dense woodland and open clearings are characteristic of the region, which lies close to the Swiss border near Pontarlier.

The Saugeais and Its Traditions

The Saugeais valley is a storied microregion, celebrated for the tongue-in-cheek République du Saugeais and the medieval Abbey of Montbenoît. Its meadows underpin a long tradition of dairy farming, sustaining the Montbéliarde herds behind the renowned Comté cheese.

Nature and Quiet Escape

Beyond farming, the area draws hikers and nature lovers to its forest trails and panoramic ridges. The webcam offers a window onto a peaceful, working countryside, where pasture, woodland and the rhythms of mountain agriculture come together.