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Neuchatel (literally: New Castle in French) 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 Neuenburg, which has the same meaning, since Prussia ruled the area until 1848. The city is located on the northwestern shore of the lake, a few kilometers east of Peseux and west of Saint-Blaise.

Above Neuchatel, roads and train tracks rise steeply into the folds and ridges of the Jura range – known within the canton as the Montagnes Neuchateloises. 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 horological past to draw in visitors. The River Doubs marks the border with France, set down in a gorge and forming along its path an impressive waterfall, the Saut du Doubs, and lake, the Lac des Brenets.


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    RT @K7K6: @AleexItaliia Longtemps = le 20 janvier 2013 xD J'habite à Neuchâtel aussi en Suisse (au cas ou tu faisais pas de géo à l'école xD)

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    @AleexItaliia Longtemps = le 20 janvier 2013 xD J'habite à Neuchâtel aussi en Suisse (au cas ou tu faisais pas de géo à l'école xD)

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    Vendredi on est à Neuchâtel pour le concert à @youssouphamusik ! ça va gester plus que lourd!

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