Val-de-Travers (district)
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Val-de-Travers District District du Val-de-Travers |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Neuchâtel
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| Capital | Val-de-Travers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 166.47 km2 (64.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 12,073 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 3 |
Val-de-Travers District is a district in the canton of Neuchâtel, in Switzerland. It is famous for its clock industry. It is also famous for being the historical birthplace of absinthe which is now once again being distilled in the region. La Clandestine Absinthe was one of the first new local brands to emerge officially in 2005 and claims that the micro-climate is a key factor in the quality of its ingredients. The Canton is largely rural and farming remains important, but it also had significant industry from the 17th century due to the hydro-power available at St Sulpice, and Asphalt was mined from 1711 to 1986 at Travers.
It has a population of 12,073 (as of 31 December 2015).
Following the creation of Val-de-Travers in 2009, three municipalities make up the district:
Val-de-Travers has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 12,073.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (10,858 or 89.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (354 or 2.9%) and Italian is the third (337 or 2.8%). There are 7 people who speak Romansh.
As of 2008[update], the population was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. The population was made up of 4,680 Swiss men (39.2% of the population) and 1,146 (9.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 5,205 Swiss women (43.5%) and 921 (7.7%) non-Swiss women.
Of the population in the district, 3,709 or about 30.5% were born in Val-de-Travers and lived there in 2000. There were 3,592 or 29.5% who were born in the same canton, while 1,884 or 15.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 2,441 or 20.1% were born outside of Switzerland.
As of 2000[update], there were 4,607 people who were single and never married in the district. There were 5,859 married individuals, 1,025 widows or widowers and 683 individuals who are divorced.
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