La Tène, Neuchâtel
La Tène (French: [la tɛn]; Arpitan: La Tena) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène.
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Municipality | |
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Location of La Tène | |
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| Coordinates: 47°01′N 7°01′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Neuchâtel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 5,000 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2074 |
| SFOS number | 6461 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-NE |
| Surrounded by | Cudrefin (VD), Gampelen (BE), Ins (BE), Saint-Blaise, Thielle-Wavre |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
The La Tène toponym was originally applied to the lakeside area near Epagnier, notable as the eponymous site of the Iron Age archaeological of the La Tène culture.
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