Fleurier
| Fleurier | ||
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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  Fleurier | ||
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Location of Fleurier  | ||
| Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°35′E / 46.900°N 6.583°ECoordinates: 46°54′N 6°35′E / 46.900°N 6.583°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Neuchâtel | |
| District | Val-de-Travers | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 741 m (2,431 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 3,518 | |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2114 | |
| SFOS number | 6506 | |
| Surrounded by | Boveresse, Buttes, Fontaines-sur-Grandson (VD), Mauborget (VD), Môtiers, Romairon (VD), Saint-Sulpice | |
| Website |
fleurier SFSO statistics | |
Fleurier was a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form the administrative district of Val-de-Travers.[1]
The Nobel laureates, physicist Charles Édouard Guillaume and pharmacologist Daniel Bovet, both originated from Fleurier. Parmigiani Fleurier and Bovet Fleurier are two luxury watchmaking companies, based in Fleurier. Geneva based Chopard has also facilities in Fleurier.
View of Fleurier from Chapeau de Napoléon
References
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 14 January 2010
External links
- Fleurier in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.