Val-de-Travers

Val-de-Travers
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Val-de-Travers is located in Switzerland
Val-de-Travers
Val-de-Travers
Val-de-Travers is located in Canton of Neuchâtel
Val-de-Travers
Val-de-Travers
Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°36′E / 46.900°N 6.600°E / 46.900; 6.600
CountrySwitzerland
CantonNeuchâtel
Area
 • Total124.94 km2 (48.24 sq mi)
Elevation
737 m (2,418 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total10,668
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2112
SFOS number6512
ISO 3166 codeCH-NE
Websiteval-de-travers.ch
SFSO statistics

Val-de-Travers is a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2009, when the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form Val-de-Travers.[3]

The region is known for its production of absinthe.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010