La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometres south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg it is the fifth largest city in the Romandie, the French-speaking part of the country, with a population of 36,915.
La Chaux de-Fonds in September 2005
City of La Chaux-de-Fonds in winter
Postcard from 1899, showing the synagogue of La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland's collection.
La Chaux-de-Fonds and surroundings
The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel is a mostly French-speaking canton in western Switzerland. In 2007, its population was 169,782, of whom 39,654 were foreigners. The capital is Neuchâtel.
Le Locle, 1907
View of Lake Neuchâtel from the northern shore, port of Vaumarcus
Neuchâtel Castle, now seat of the cantonal government
La Chaux-de-Fonds, most populous city in the canton