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Neuchâtel live: view from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office over the city and lake of Neuchâtel, and the Alps.

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Neuchâtel is the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. The city has approximately 31,500 inhabitants (2002), by and large French-speaking, although the city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name, which has the same meaning, since Prussia ruled the area until 1848. Geography: The city is located on the northwestern shore of the lake, a few kilometres east of Peseux and west of Saint-Blaise. Above Neuchâtel, roads and train tracks rise steeply into the folds and ridges of the Jura range – known within the canton as the Montagnes Neuchâteloises. Like the continuation of the mountains to either side, this is wild and hilly country, not exactly mountainous compared with the high Alps further south but still characterized by remote, windswept settlements and deep, rugged valleys. It is also the heartland of the celebrated Swiss watchmaking industry, centred on the once-famous towns of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle, which both rely heavily on their ... Read more about Neuchâtel on Wikipedia

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