Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of Canton of Neuchâtel. As of 2003, the city had a population of 31,571 people. On 1 January 2021, the former municipalities of Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux and Valangin merged to form the municipality of Neuchâtel.[1]
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Location of Neuchâtel
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| Coordinates: 46°59′N 6°56′E / 46.983°N 6.933°ECoordinates: 46°59′N 6°56′E / 46.983°N 6.933°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Neuchâtel |
| District | Neuchâtel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antoine Grandjean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (December 2003) | |
| • Total | 31,571 |
| • Density | 1,749.1/km2 (4,530.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2000 |
| Surrounded by | Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Peseux, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier, Valangin |
| Twin towns | Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France), Sansepolcro (Italy) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Gallery
- Lac de Neuchatel depuis la Neuchatel (ville suisse) dscn0660.jpg
Lake Neuchâtel, seen from the castle
- Neuchâtel vu du large.jpg
Neuchâtel seen from the lake
Neuchâtel Media
Neuchâtel in 1645, showing the spires of Neuchâtel Castle; n.b. that the picture is labelled Neocomum (Latin) and Neuenburg am See (German)
Rudolph and his sister Bertha in the pedigree of the Ottonian dynasty, Chronica sancti Pantaleonis, Cologne (13th century)
- Im Hafen: ausser DS "Neuchatel" ganze Flotte, in Bildmitte auf Stapel: die beiden etwas grösseren Schwesterschiffe "Fribourg" und "Neuchatel" wurden in jenen Jahren praktisch nur in den sog. Uhrmacherferien wirklich gebraucht und eingesetzt
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Map of town centre showing the evolution of the shoreline
- Universite neuchatel.jpg
Bâtiment principal de l'Université de Neuchâtel
- Bus 107 transN (Neuchâtel).jpg
transN bus near Neuchâtel train station
- Collegiale Neuchatel mg 2404.jpg
Some of the statues in the Cenotaph of the Counts of Neuchâtel
- Latenium mg 2215.jpg
Park and Museum of the Laténium museum
References
- ↑ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
Other websites
Media related to Neuchâtel at Wikimedia Commons
- City of Neuchâtel official website (in French)