Val-de-Travers (district)

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Val-de-Travers
Val-de-Travers

The Val-de-Travers is a district in the canton of Neuchâtel, in Switzerland. It is famous for its clock industry. It is also famous for being the historical birthplace of absinthe which is now once again being distilled in the region. La Clandestine Absinthe was one of the first new local brands to emerge officially in 2005 and claims that the micro-climate is a key factor in the quality of its ingredients.

Due to this microclimate, the Val-de-Travers holds the coldest inhabited point of Switzerland, La Brévine, nicknamed the "Swiss Siberia"; temperatures can go as low as -37°C, as recorded in 2004/2005.

District of Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel
District of Val-de-Travers, Neuchâtel
Municipalities of Val-de-Travers
Municipalities of Val-de-Travers
Municipality Population
(31 Dec 2007)
Area, km²
Boveresse 392 12.90
Buttes 601 18.20
Couvet 2755 16.41
Fleurier 3518 7.74
La Côte-aux-Fées 469 12.85
Les Bayards 369 19.15
Les Verrières 669 28.68
Môtiers 825 6.42
Noiraigue 506 6.38
Saint-Sulpice 644 13.09
Travers 1226 24.65
Total 11,974 166.47
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