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Neuchatel

« Neuchatel » takes part in the European Local Democracy Week - a paneuropean event coordinated by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe - as « Partner city »

Takes part in the ELDW with the aim of:

Better involve citizens in public life and interacte with local authorities

 

Neuchâtel is a Swiss town on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, on the southern flank of the Jura, it faces the Alps.

The economy of the city has long been associated with the administration (the most important city of the region) and agriculture (vines). It was dominated by international trade in the eighteenth century, followed by the secondary (watch) and tertiary. Later, tourism has accompanied the development of the railway.

The area is heavily industrial with the chocolate industry, ironworks and sawmills and the clocks that developed during the nineteenth century and collapsed at the end of the last century. It is renewed today through technology. The city is also known for its [......]

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Neuchâtel is a Swiss town on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, on the southern flank of the Jura, it faces the Alps.

The economy of the city has long been associated with the administration (the most important city of the region) and agriculture (vines). It was dominated by international trade in the eighteenth century, followed by the secondary (watch) and tertiary. Later, tourism has accompanied the development of the railway.

The area is heavily industrial with the chocolate industry, ironworks and sawmills and the clocks that developed during the nineteenth century and collapsed at the end of the last century. It is renewed today through technology. The city is also known for its university, its high technology activities, and on the tourist map, with its medieval village.

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Partner(s) :

Non

ELDW citizens participation activity

Dialogue with the Municipal Council

College of Serrières
From 25/09/2012 to 25/09/2012

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Population
33000 inhabitants