La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle
Two neighbouring towns in the Jura mountains laid out in neat parallel streets for the watchmaking trade, with workshops and homes built to catch the daylight. They are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and La Chaux-de-Fonds is where Le Corbusier was born.
- Where
- La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 47.0800, 6.7800
Get the La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Neuchâtel volume with your photos and a note.
Near La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle
Creux du Van 16 km
A natural rock amphitheatre in the Jura about 1,400 metres wide and 150 metres deep, on the north side of Le Soliat. Its sheer limestone walls ring a nature reserve of 15.5 square kilometres, and ibex are often seen along the rim.
Lake Murten 28 km
A small lake shared by the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, named after the bilingual town of Murten on its southern shore. The walled old town looks straight down onto the water, and boats cross to the villages on the far side.
Federal Palace 52 km
The domed seat of the Swiss parliament and government, a symmetrical complex just over 300 metres long at the edge of Bern's old town. The terrace behind it looks down to the Aare and, on clear days, across to the Bernese Alps.
Zytglogge 53 km
A medieval tower built in the early 13th century that has been a guard tower, a prison and the city's clock tower. Its astronomical clock and mechanical figures perform just before the hour strikes, a show that draws a crowd in the old town.
Einsteinhaus 53 km
The second floor flat on Kramgasse where Albert Einstein lived with his wife and young son from 1903 to 1905. It was here, while working at the patent office, that he wrote the papers of his miracle year, including the theory of relativity.
Old City of Bern 53 km
The medieval heart of Bern, built on a narrow hill wrapped on three sides by the Aare. Its layout has barely changed since the 12th to 15th centuries, much of it was rebuilt in sandstone after 1405, and long arcades run beneath the houses.
Bern Minster 53 km
A Gothic cathedral begun in 1421 whose 100 metre tower was only finished in 1893, making it the tallest cathedral in Switzerland. The main portal holds a carved Last Judgement, and the climb up the tower ends with a view over the old town's rooftops.
Bear Pit 54 km
A pit at the eastern edge of the old town beside the Nydegg Bridge, where the city has kept bears, the animal on its coat of arms, for centuries. Since 2009 the bears have mostly lived in the larger BärenPark along the river bank next to it.
Questions
Where is La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle?
La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle is in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Creux du Van (16 km), Lake Murten (28 km), Federal Palace (52 km).
How do I get the La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Neuchâtel volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Neuchâtel volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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