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La Chaux-de-Fonds
municipality in Neuchâtel, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Chaux-de-Fonds is the capital city of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. After Geneva and Lausanne, it is the third-largest city in the French-speaking part of the country. As of December 2016, 38,965 people lived there.
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La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
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![]() La Chaux de Fonds in September 2005 | |
Coordinates: 47°6.08′N 6°49.5′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Neuchâtel |
District | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Government | |
• Executive | Conseil communal with 5 members |
• Mayor | Président du Conseil communal (list) Théo Huguenin-Elie |
• Parliament | Conseil général with 41 members |
Area | |
• Total | 5,566 km2 (2,149 sq mi) |
Elevation | 992 m (3,255 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 37,942 |
• Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 2300 |
SFOS number | 6421 |
Surrounded by | Fontaines, Fournet-Blancheroche (FR-25), Grand'Combe-des-Bois (FR-25), La Ferrière (BE), La Sagne, Le Locle, Les Bois (JU), Les Fontenelles (FR-25), Les Hauts-Geneveys, Les Planchettes, Renan (BE) |
Twin towns | Winterthur (Switzerland), Frameries (Belgium) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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Quick Facts UNESCO World Heritage Site, Part of ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Part of | La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning |
Criteria | Cultural: (iv) |
Reference | 1302-001 |
Inscription | 2009 (33rd Session) |
Area | 213.7 ha (528 acres) |
Buffer zone | 2,867.5 ha (7,086 acres) |
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The famous architect Le Corbusier, the writer Blaise Cendrars and the car maker Louis Chevrolet were born there.
In 2009, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle, its sister city, have jointly been awarded UNESCO World Heritage status for their exceptional universal value.