La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss town and municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel, set in the Jura Mountains at an altitude of 992 metres, a few kilometres south of the French border. It is the fifth largest city of the French-speaking part of the country after Geneva, Lausanne, Biel/Bienne and Fribourg, with 36,915 inhabitants in December 2020. The city was founded in 1656 and its prosperity is bound up with watchmaking, as it is the most important centre of the industry in the area known as the Watch Valley. After a fire destroyed part of it in 1794 it was rebuilt on a grid street plan that remains unique among Swiss cities.
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Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Switzerland: Cantons and Cities
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La Chaux-de-Fonds NE 37,234 36,894 37,016 37,504 36,915 37,845
2. La Chaux-de-Fonds (Wikipedia)
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The city was founded in 1656.
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is a Swiss town and municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel
View the Source3. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 47.1028,6.83
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 47.1028,6.83, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 47.1028,6.83, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
"elevation": 993.0
4. Switzerland (Wikipedia)
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is a landlocked country
On Continent: Europe, Lead
is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Lead, regional placement
is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe
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