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La Tène is a municipality of the district of Neuchâtel in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. As of 31 December 2020, it has a population of 5,176 people.

The La Tène municipality is notable as the eponymous site of the Iron Age archaeological La Tène culture.

Geography

It lies about 6 km east of the city of Neuchâtel at the northeastern tip of Lake Neuchâtel close to Biel/Bienne, at the boundary between French- and German-speaking regions, and at a knot of highways.

History

It was created on 1 January 2009, when the former municipalities of Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: La Tène (desambiguación) para niños

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