La Tène, Neuchâtel
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La Tène is a municipality
in the district of Neuchâtel
in the Swiss
canton
of Neuchâtel.
On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Marin-Epagnier
and Thielle-Wavre
merged to form the new municipality of La Tène.
The La Tène municipality is named for La Tène, a village formerly in the Marin-Epagnier
municipality, notable as the eponymous site of the Iron Age archaeological La Tène culture
.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 41.9% is used for growing crops and 3.3% is pastures, while 3.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.2% is in lakes and 3.7% is in rivers and streams.
It is located at the northeastern tip of Lake Neuchâtel
at an elevation of 455 meters, and, as of , a population of people. It lies close to Biel, at the boundary between French
- and German
-speaking regions, and at a knot of highways.
Most of the population speaks French
(81.6%) as their first language, German
is the second most common (7.2%) and Italian
is the third (3.8%).
, the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The population was made up of 1,740 Swiss men (36.1% of the population) and 634 (13.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 1,871 Swiss women (38.8%) and 578 (12.0%) non-Swiss women.
, children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 24.4% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 64.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.4%.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.1%.
settlement and the Les marais d‘Epagnier prehistoric and medieval sites are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance
. The Préfargier, Montmirail and Cité Martini areas are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
Of the working population, 15.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 55.2% used a private car.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel (district)
Neuchâtel District is one of the six districts of the largely French-speaking canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, lying in the Le Littoral Region. The district capital is the town of Neuchâtel...
in the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Neuchâtel.
On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Marin-Epagnier
Marin-Epagnier
Marin-Epagnier was a municipality in the district of Neuchâtel in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. On 1 January 2009, Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène....
and Thielle-Wavre
Thielle-Wavre
Thielle-Wavre is a municipality in the district of Neuchâtel in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. On 1 January 2009, Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène....
merged to form the new municipality of La Tène.
The La Tène municipality is named for La Tène, a village formerly in the Marin-Epagnier
Marin-Epagnier
Marin-Epagnier was a municipality in the district of Neuchâtel in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. On 1 January 2009, Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène....
municipality, notable as the eponymous site of the Iron Age archaeological La Tène culture
La Tène culture
The La Tène culture was a European Iron Age culture named after the archaeological site of La Tène on the north side of Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, where a rich cache of artifacts was discovered by Hansli Kopp in 1857....
.
Geography
La Tène has an area, , of 5.4 square kilometre. Of this area, 2.65 square kilometre or 48.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.45 square kilometre or 8.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2 square kilometre or 36.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.21 square kilometre or 3.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.13 km² (32.1 acre) or 2.4% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 41.9% is used for growing crops and 3.3% is pastures, while 3.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.2% is in lakes and 3.7% is in rivers and streams.
It is located at the northeastern tip of Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland . The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern....
at an elevation of 455 meters, and, as of , a population of people. It lies close to Biel, at the boundary between French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
- and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
-speaking regions, and at a knot of highways.
Demographics
La Tène has a population of . , 26.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 16.7%. It has changed at a rate of 12.1% due to migration and at a rate of 3.2% due to births and deaths.Most of the population speaks French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
(81.6%) as their first language, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
is the second most common (7.2%) and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
is the third (3.8%).
, the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The population was made up of 1,740 Swiss men (36.1% of the population) and 634 (13.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 1,871 Swiss women (38.8%) and 578 (12.0%) non-Swiss women.
, children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 24.4% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 64.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.4%.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.1%.
Heritage sites of national significance
The Clinique De Préfargier, Maison De Santé and Les Bourguignonnes-les-Perveuils in Marin-Epagnier, the La Tène cultureLa Tène culture
The La Tène culture was a European Iron Age culture named after the archaeological site of La Tène on the north side of Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, where a rich cache of artifacts was discovered by Hansli Kopp in 1857....
settlement and the Les marais d‘Epagnier prehistoric and medieval sites are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
. The Préfargier, Montmirail and Cité Martini areas are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...
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Economy
, La Tène had an unemployment rate of 5.6%. , there were 47 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 1,167 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 60 businesses in this sector. 2,867 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 198 businesses in this sector.Of the working population, 15.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 55.2% used a private car.