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| Canton | Neuchâtel | |
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| Residents | 38.965 (2016) | |
| height | 1,039 m, 997 m | |
| Tourist info | 41 (0)32 889 68 95 neuchateltourisme.ch | |
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La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss City in Canton Neuchâtel and has been part of the company since 2009 Le Locle to the UNESCO World Heritage Site. With their location at about 1000 m above sea level. M., La Chaux-de-Fonds is one of the highest cities in Europe.
background
The city is located in the Neuchâtel Jura and was built like a chessboard after the devastating fire of 1794. It is a center of the Swiss watch industry.
getting there
By plane
The Geneva airport
(IATA: GVA) is 1 hour 50 minutes away by train. From EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
(IATA: BSL, MLH, EAP) the journey takes 2 hours 14 minutes, the same time as from airport Zurich(IATA: ZRH).
Right next to the city is the little one 1 Les Eplatures Airport, La Chaux-de-Fonds - Le Locle(ICAO: LSGC), the highest in Europe, which is equipped for IFR approaches.
By train
Both of Biel as well as from Neuchâtel La Chaux-de-Fonds can be reached in half an hour with the hourly RegioExpress trains and the 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds train station is very central. Regional trains also run every hour on both routes at similar times and stop at all stations. From Le Locle there is a train twice an hour that takes 8 minutes to reach La Chaux-de-Fonds.
From the Franches-Montagnes there are regular train connections from Glovelier over Saignelégier and Le Noirmont.
There is also an irregular regional train to Les Ponts-de-Martel.
Those arriving from France have a TER connection from the SNCF from Besançon out. There is also a connection to the TGV network.
By bus
In the street
By car there are roads from all directions that lead to La Chaux-de-Fonds. Of Neuchâtel From here it is the J20 road, which leads from the Vauseyon junction via Les Haus-Geneveys to La Chaux-de-Fonds. There is also canton road 20 over the Vue des Alpes pass, which is temporarily closed in winter due to snow.
From Biel there is the canton road 18 via St-Imier to La Chaux-de-Fonds. Shortly before the city she meets the road from the direction Saignelégier, from the Franches-Montagnes in the Swiss Jura.
From France there are several options, for example the road via Les Brenets and Le Locle.
mobility
The city is dense by one Network on Bus routes which run every ten minutes or fifteen minutes during the week. All buses stop at the train station. A single journey costs CHF 4.- (reduced CHF 2.20), a day ticket CHF 9.60 (reduced CHF 5.40).
The city center, all major sights and shopping opportunities are also conveniently located on foot explore.
Due to the many one-way streets and turning bans, it is recommended that automobile to let stand.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Grand Temple
Castles, chateaux and palaces
Buildings
- town hall
- From the 14th floor of the Espacité tower1 , you have a good overview of the city. Since the tourist office is also located there, you can hardly avoid it.
- Villa Turque. Tel.: 41 (0)32 912 31 23, Fax: 41 (0)32 912 31 24. The early factory of Le Corbusier, located at 167 rue du Doubs, is the PR center of the Ebel watch company and can be viewed every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.Price: Admission: free (max. 20 people per hour).
- 2 Maison Blance, Chemin de Pouillerel 12 (on the slope north of the center). Tel.: 41 (0)32 910 90 30. Open: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Price: Adults: CHF 10.-, reduced (seniors, children> 12, students, unemployed): CHF 7.-, families (parents & children of school age): CHF 25.-.
Monuments
Museums
For the first three museums (watch museum, art and history museum) there is a three-day combination ticket for CHF 15.-.
- 3 Musée international d'horlogerie (La Chaux-de-Fonds International Watch Museum), Rue des Musées 29 (near train station). Tel.: 41 (0)32 967 68 61. Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Adults: CHF 15.-, students, jobseekers, AHV, AV, groups of 10 people or more: CHF 12.50, children from 12 years: CHF 7.50.
- 4 Musée des beaux-arts (La Chaux-de-Fonds art museum), Rue des Musées 33 (near train station). Tel.: 41 (0)32 967 60 77. Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Permanent collection: Adults: CHF 10.-, students, AHV, IV: CHF 7.-, groups of 10 people or more: CHF 5.- per person; Temporary exhibitions: Adults: CHF 15.-, students, AHV, IV: CHF 12.50, groups of 10 people or more: CHF 6.50 per person, Sunday until 12 noon: free admission.
- 5 Museum of History (La Chaux-de-Fonds Historical Museum), Rue des Musées 31 (near train station). Tel.: 41 (0) 32 967 60 88. Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Adults: CHF 10.-, students, apprentices, AHV: CHF 7.-, children up to 16 years: free, public schools in the canton: free, on Sundays from 10.00 to 12.00: free.
- 6 Musée paysan et artisanal (La Chaux-de-Fonds Farm Museum), Crêtets 148 (near train station). Tel.: 41 (0)32 967 65 60. Open: until the end of February 2016: Wed, Sat, Sun: 2 pm-5pm.Price: Adults: CHF 7.-, AHV, jobseekers: CHF 5.-, students: CHF 3.-, children from 10 years: free.
- 7 Natural history museum (La Chaux-de-Fonds Natural History Museum), Av. Léopold-Robert 63 (on the central axis). Tel.: 41 (0) 32 967 60 71. Open: currently closed, reopening in early 2017.
Streets and squares
- The 1.5 km long Avenue Leopold-Robert is the main axis of the city.
Parks
various
activities
The 8 Zoological garden(Zoo du Bois du Petit-Château) is open all year round from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (winter: 5 p.m.) and admission is free.
Every summer there is a week-long street art festival in the city center La Plage des Six Pompes instead of. Various artists and theater groups from all over the world travel for this. Entry is free and there are no tickets to buy. Improvised stages and grandstands are spread across the entire downtown area.
shop
- Market on the Place du Marché, every Wednesday and Saturday morning until 12:00
kitchen
nightlife
- 1 Bikini test, La Joux-Perret 3 (on the north-eastern outskirts, on the road from Saignelégier).
accommodation
There are several hotels in all categories in La Chaux-de-Fonds. There are also many guest rooms, so-called Chambres d'hôtes.
Hotels
Cheap
- 1 Hotel du Cheval Blanc (historic hotel), rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville 16 (downtown). Tel.: 41 (0)32 968 21 67. Price: Double room from CHF 77 per night.
- 2 Hotel de France, Daniel Jean-Richard 64 (near train station). Tel.: 41 (0)32 913 11 16, Fax: 41 (0)32 913 11 56, Email: [email protected]. offers sauna, solarium and a good Italian restaurant.Price: Double room from CHF 74.- (toilet & shower on the floor) or CHF 146.- with toilet and shower in the room.
- 3 Hotel Maharajah, Rue de la Balance 15 (downtown). Tel.: 41 (0)32 968 03 40. Indian restaurant on the ground floor.Price: Double room from CHF 50.- per night with breakfast, up to a maximum of CHF 120.-.
medium
- 4 Hotel Club, Rue du Parc 71 (near the train station, rather quiet but central). Tel.: 41 (0)32 910 01 01, Fax: 41 (0)32 910 01 02, Email: [email protected]. Price: Double room from CHF 146.- (weekend) or CHF 159.- (weekdays) per night.
- 5 Hotel Fleur de Lys (historic hotel), rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville 16 (in the city center, on the main axis). Tel.: 41 (0)32 913 37 31, Fax: 41 (0)32 913 58 51, Email: [email protected]. Price: Double room from CHF 175.- per night (weekend & holidays) or from CHF 220.- per night (during the week).
- 6 Chez Gilles - Hôtel du 1er Mars, Rue du 1er Mars 7a (downtown). Tel.: 41 (0)32 968 28 32, Fax: 41 (0)32 968 28 32, Email: [email protected]. Price: double room from CHF 190.- per night.
Upscale
- 7 Hotel Athmos, Avenue Léopold-Robert 45 (in the museum district). Tel.: 41 (0)32 910 22 22, Fax: 41 (0)32 910 22 25, Email: [email protected]. Junior suites and family suites available.Price: Double room from CHF 225 per night (weekends) or CHF 265 per night (weekdays).
- 8 Grand Hotel Les Endroits, Boulevard des Endroits 94-96 (slightly outside, at 1100 m). Tel.: 41 (0)32 925 02 50, Fax: 41 (0)32 925 03 50, Email: [email protected]. Junior suites and family suites available.
Learn
Work
security
health
1 Hôpital La Chaux-de-Fonds, Rue de Chasseral 20,. Tel.: 41 (0)32 967 21 11. Hospital with emergency department.
Practical advice
In the Tour Espacité there is a tourist office, which is open Monday to Saturday and seasonally on Sunday.
2 Office you tourisme (Tourist office), Espacité 1 (in the Tour Espacité). Tel.: 41 (0)32 889 68 95, Email: [email protected].
trips
It's easy to get to from La Chaux-de-Fonds Doubswhose river course forms the border between France and Switzerland. The easiest way to get to the gorge is in the border village of Les Brenets, which can be reached from Le Locle by a small train. From Les Brenets there are boats that sail on the Doubs in summer. There are several restaurants further down the gorge, into which an easy hiking trail leads.
The mountain 2 Tete de Ran with impressive views of the Alps, the Lake Neuchâtel and the Jura can be climbed in a good 3 hours 15 minutes (approx. 9 km, 335 m difference in altitude) from the train station via easy hiking trails. It is just under an hour (2.5 km) from the Vue des Alpes Pass (accessible by PostBus or your own car).
literature
Web links
- http://www.chaux-de-fonds.ch - Official website of La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 360 ° webcam over La Chaux-de-Fonds
