La Chaux-de-Fonds
municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland
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Summary
La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,070 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Neuchâtel[3]
- Country: Switzerland[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Doubs[5]
- Head of government: Théo Huguenin-Elie[6]
- Instance of: city of Switzerland[7]
- Official language: French[8]
- Shares border with: Le Locle[9], Les Planchettes[10], La Sagne[11], Val-de-Ruz[12], Bonnétage[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Winterthur[14], Frameries[15]
- Postal code: 2300[16], 2301[17]
- Part of: La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning[18]
- Commons category: La Chaux-de-Fonds[19]
- Licence plate code: NE[20]
- Local dialing code: 032[21]
- Coordinate location: 47.099627777778, 6.8295583333333[22]
- Official website: http://www.chaux-de-fonds.ch[23], https://www.chaux-de-fonds.ch/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:La Chaux-de-Fonds[25]
- Commons gallery: La Chaux de Fonds[26]
- Population: 38,267[27], 38,965[28], 38,625[29], 37,942[30], 37,233[31], 37,600[32]
- Office held by head of government: mayor[33]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6421[34]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[39]
- Capital of: La Chaux-de-Fonds District[40]
- Heritage designation: Swiss townscape worthy of protection[41]
- Official name: La Chaux-de-Fonds[42]
- List of monuments: list of cultural properties in La Chaux-de-Fonds[43]
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Physical Characteristics
La Chaux-de-Fonds sits at an elevation of 1039[44].
Why It Matters
La Chaux-de-Fonds has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]