Le Locle
municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland
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Summary
Le Locle is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,405 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Service intercommunal d'archivage[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Neuchâtel[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Instance of: city of Switzerland[6]
- Official language: French[7]
- Shares border with: Les Planchettes[8], La Chaux-de-Fonds[9], La Sagne[10], Les Ponts-de-Martel[11], La Chaux-du-Milieu[12], Le Cerneux-Péquignot[13], Villers-le-Lac[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Gérardmer[15], Sidmouth[16]
- Postal code: 2400[17]
- Part of: La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning[18]
- Commons category: Le Locle[19]
- Licence plate code: NE[20]
- Local dialing code: 032[21]
- Official website: https://www.lelocle.ch[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Le Locle[23]
- Population: 10,433[24], 10,389[25], 10,216[26]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6436[27]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- Heritage designation: Swiss townscape worthy of protection[29]
- Official name: Le Locle[30]
- List of monuments: list of cultural properties in Le Locle[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Le Locle, Switzerland[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Le Locle, Switzerland[33]
- Native label: Le Locle[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Le Locle[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 1047 m[36], 971 m[37]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 23.14 km²[38], 23.13 km²[39], and 34.66 km²[40].
Why It Matters
Le Locle has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]