Le Locle

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Le Locle is a Swiss town in the Jura Mountains renowned as a historic center of the watchmaking industry and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Le Locle canonical 17

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
town ⓘ
cantonCode NE ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
countryCode CH ⓘ
elevation about 945 metres ⓘ
governingBody municipal council of Le Locle ⓘ
hasAreaRange 20-30 square kilometres ⓘ
hasClimate humid continental climate ⓘ
hasHeritageType industrial heritage ⓘ
hasHistoricFunction center of Swiss watchmaking ⓘ
hasMunicipalStatusSince 19th century ⓘ
hasNearbyBorder France ⓘ
hasPopulationRange 10000-20000 inhabitants ⓘ
hasRailwayStation Le Locle railway station ⓘ
hasTransportConnection rail link to La Chaux-de-Fonds ⓘ
road link to La Chaux-de-Fonds ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv) ⓘ
(iv) urban and industrial ensemble ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.lelocle.ch/ ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor urban planning related to watchmaking ⓘ
watchmaking industry ⓘ
locatedIn French-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
linked to: Romandy

Jura Mountains ⓘ
canton of Neuchâtel ⓘ
district of Le Locle ⓘ
locatedNear La Chaux-de-Fonds ⓘ
officialLanguage French ⓘ
partOf Arc Jurassien ⓘ
postalCode 2400 ⓘ
primaryEconomicSector watchmaking ⓘ
region Western Switzerland ⓘ
timeZone Central European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time ⓘ
twinTown Le Grand-Quevilly ⓘ
Morteau ⓘ
Oro Valley ⓘ
linked to: Oro Valley, Arizona

Vila Nova de Famalicão ⓘ
Zarautz ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageId 1302 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2009 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageName La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning ⓘ
linked to: La Chaux-de-Fonds
urbanForm linear urban fabric adapted to watchmaking workshops ⓘ

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