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Neuchâtel

Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel in 2001
Neuchâtel in 2001
Coat of arms of Neuchâtel
Coat of arms
Neuchâtel is located in Switzerland
Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel
Coordinates: 47°0′N 6°56′E / 47.000°N 6.933°E / 47.000; 6.933Coordinates: 47°0′N 6°56′E / 47.000°N 6.933°E / 47.000; 6.933
Country Switzerland
Canton Neuchâtel
District Neuchâtel
Government
 • Executive Conseil communal CC
with 5 members
 • Mayor Président du Conseil communal (list)
Thomas Facchinetti SPS/PSS
(as of June 2015)
 • Parliament Conseil général CG
with 41 members
Area
 • Total 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Elevation 430 m (1,410 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 33,712
 • Density 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Postal code 2000
SFOS number 6458
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.neuchatelville.ch
SFSO statistics

Neuchâtel (French pronunciation: ​[nøʃatɛl]); (Old French: neu(f) "new" and "castle" (French: château); German: Neuenburg; Italian: Neocastello or Nuovocastello; Romansh: Neuchâtel or Neufchâtel) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel.

The city has as of December 2013 approximately 33,600 inhabitants (80,000 in the metropolitan area). The city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name About this sound Neuenburg , which has the same meaning. It was part of to the Holy Roman Empire and later under Prussian control from 1707 until 1848.

The official language of Neuchâtel is French.

Neuchâtel is a pilot of the Council of Europe and the European Commission Intercultural Cities programme.


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