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La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
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 La Chaux de Fonds in September 2005 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Chaux-de-Fonds  | |
  La Chaux-de-Fonds  La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| Coordinates: 47°6.08′N 6°49.5′E / 47.10133°N 6.8250°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 |
| 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) |
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.
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.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.