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Couvet Country Switzerland Canton Neuchâtel District Val-de-Travers 46°55′N 6°38′E / 46.917°N 6.633°ECoordinates: 46°55′N 6°38′E / 46.917°N 6.633°E Population 2,755 (December 2007) - Density 168 /km2 (435 /sq mi) Area 16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi) Elevation 740 m (2,428 ft) Postal code 2108 SFOS number 6505 Surrounded by Boveresse, Môtiers, Travers Website couvet.ne.ch
Profile (French), SFSO statisticsView map of Couvet Couvet was a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It is claimed that Couvet was the birthplace of absinthe at the end of the 18th century and it is now the home of La Clandestine Absinthe. It was also the home to Edouard Dubied & Co. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form Val-de-Travers.[1]
References
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 14 January 2010
Famous people
- Emerich de Vattel, 18th century political philosopher
- Denis de Rougemont, 20th century author
External links
- Couvet in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Official website (French)
- Swiss absinthe site
Categories:- Villages in the canton of Neuchâtel
- Former municipalities of the canton of Neuchâtel
- Canton of Neuchâtel geography stubs
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