La Chaux-de-Fonds

La Chaux-de-Fonds is a city in Switzerland with an impressive heritage of watch making. has been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List as "La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning".

Places of Interest

Highlights include Villa Jeanneret-Perret and Villa Fallet.

Villa Jeanneret-Perret

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The Villa Jeanneret-Perret is the first independent project by French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Built in 1912 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret's hometown, it was designed for his parents.

Villa Fallet

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Villa Fallet is a traditional chalet located in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland designed and built by the eighteen-year-old Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, who later became better known as Le Corbusier.

Villa Schwob

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Villa Schwob also Villa Turque is a house located in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland designed by noted architect Le Corbusier. It was commissioned in 1912 by the watchmaker Anatole Schwob, and completed in 1917.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand’Combe-des-Bois and Les Planchettes.

Grand’Combe-des-Bois

Village

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Grand'Combe-des-Bois is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Grand’Combe-des-Bois is situated 4½ km northwest of La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Les Planchettes

Village

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Les Planchettes is a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Les Planchettes is situated 5 km west of La Chaux-de-Fonds.

La Chaux-de-Fonds

Type: Locality with 37,500 residents
Also known as: “CH6421”
Location: La Chaux-de-Fonds District, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.1102° or 47° 6′ 37″ north

Longitude

6.8334° or 6° 50′ 0″ east

Population

37,500

Elevation

997 metres (3,271 feet)

Open location code

8FV84R6M+39

GeoNames ID

7286240

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