La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds is a city in Switzerland with a population of about 37,942.
SwitzerlandTown🏆 #18 most populated in Switzerland🕐 Europe/Zurich
La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura Mountains at an altitude of 992 metres, a few kilometres south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne, Biel/Bienne, and Fribourg, it is the fifth-largest city in the Romandie, the French-speaking part of the country, with a population of 36,915.
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About La Chaux-de-Fonds
| Country | Switzerland |
| Continent | Europe |
| Explore | NE |
| Population | 37,942 |
| Local currency | CHF |
| Coordinates | 47.0999, 6.8259 |
| Time zone | Europe/Zurich |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 50 km · Bern |
| Population (Switzerland) | #18 most populated in Switzerland |
| Where on Earth | 47°5′60″N · 6°49′33″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 5,243 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 4,776 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Pravyi Bereh (Ukraine) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -47.10, -173.17 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Paris | 386 km |
| London | 703 km |
| Moscow | 2,317 km |
| Cairo | 2,824 km |
| Dubai | 4,882 km |
| New York | 6,221 km |
📍 What to see nearby
ABC
theatre
Bessa
cafe
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boundary stone
Hôtel de la Croix d'Or
hotel
Grande Sagneule
information
Auberge de la Maison-Monsieur
restaurant
Sommer
hardware;electronics;car repair
Le Quinquet
bakery
CIC
bank
Bibliothèque des Jeunes
library
Sorimont
kindergarten
Port des Jeunes-Rives
marina