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Vue du Val-de-Travers dans son écrin de verdure (Môtiers, le 20.07.2009).
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Val-de-Travers is a municipality of the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

It was created on 1 January 2009, when the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form Val-de-Travers.

The region is known for its production of absinthe.

It is the largest municipality of the canton of Neuchâtel.

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  • Chasseron 001

    Chasseron village

  • Fleurier1 03

    Houses in Fleurier village

  • Fleurier-p1030636

    Fleurier train station

  • Guillaume 1920

    Charles Édouard Guillaume, 1920

  • Boveresse, ferme du Monlési (Nr 1201) 1

    Farm House no. 1201 or Monlési

  • Maison des chats 3

    Maison des chats

  • Boveresse-Sechoir

    Séchoir à absinthe in Boveresse, this particular 'rocks' back and forth because of the wind, it creates a draft used to help dry the wormwood.

  • MotierIvernois

    [Ivernois Castle]], Maison Boy de la Tour

  • Motiers-Hotel-Six-Communes

    Motiers-Hotel-Six-Communes, previously used to be a midway station, used to house stables and rooms amongst other services. Romans also used a location near the Six-Communes for the same purpose

  • Motiers-Prieure

    Medieval church of St-Pierre

  • Temple Môtiers

    Temple of Môtiers

  • Travers - Pont sur l'Areuse

    Areuse Bridge

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Val-de-Travers para niños

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