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The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel ( French: République et Canton de Neuchâtel, German: Kanton Neuenburg; Romansh: Chantun Neuchâtel; Italian: Cantone di Neuchâtel) is a mostly French-speaking canton in western Switzerland. In 2007, its population was 169,782, of whom 39,654 (or 23.4%) were foreigners. [4] The capital is Neuchâtel .
Neuchâtel, Switz. Neuchâtel, capital (since 1815) of Neuchâtel canton, western Switzerland, on the northwestern shore of Lake Neuchâtel, at the mouth of the Seyon River, partly on the slopes of the Chaumont (3,566 feet [1,087 metres]) and partly on land reclaimed from the lake. A Burgundian town by the 11th century, it was chartered in 1214.
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Canton of Neuchâtel. Français : Le canton de Neuchâtel est un canton suisse. English: Neuchâtel is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland.
Le canton de Neuchâtel culmine à l'ouest du Chasseral, à 1 552 m d'altitude 7, et ses points les plus bas se trouvent au bord des lacs de Bienne et de Neuchâtel, à 429 m d'altitude 8, 9. Avec 802,93 km2, Neuchâtel est le quinzième canton suisse par sa superficie 10 .
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Neuchâtel is a medieval toponym derived from the Old French: neu "new" ( Modern French neuf) and châtel "castle" (now château) in reference to the 10th century Neuchâtel Castle. [a] In French, most adjectives, when used attributively, appear after their nouns; however, the leading position of the adjective is a phenomenon widely attested in ...
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