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{{Infobox Swiss town
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Couvet
| subject_name = Couvet
| municipality_name = Couvet
| municipality_type = former
| municipality_type = municipality
| imagepath_coa = Couvet-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
| imagepath_coa = Couvet-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
| map =
| languages = French
| canton = Neuchâtel
| canton = Neuchâtel
| iso-code-region = CH-NE
| iso-code-region = CH-NE
| district = [[Val-de-Travers (district)|Val-de-Travers]]
| district = Val-de-Travers
|coordinates = {{coord|46|55|N|6|38|E|display=inline,title}}
| lat_d=46|lat_m=55|lat_NS=N|long_d=6|long_m=38|long_EW=E
| postal_code = 2108
| postal_code = 2108
| municipality_code = 6505
| municipality_code = 6505
| area = 16.41
| area = 16.41
| elevation = 740|elevation_description=
| elevation = 740|elevation_description=
| population = 2815|populationof=December 2005
| population = 2755|populationof = December 2007 | popofyear = 2007
| website = couvet.ne.ch
| website = couvet.ne.ch
| mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
| mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
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| places =
| places =
| demonym =
| demonym =
| neighboring_municipalities= [[Boveresse]], [[Môtiers]], [[Travers]]
| neighboring_municipalities= [[Boveresse]], [[Môtiers]], [[Travers, Switzerland|Travers]]
| twintowns =
| twintowns =
|}}
|}}


'''Couvet''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Val-de-Travers (district)|Val-de-Travers]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Neuchâtel (canton)|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]].
'''Couvet''' was a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Val-de-Travers (district)|Val-de-Travers]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Canton of Neuchâtel|Neuchâtel]] in [[Switzerland]]. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of [[Boveresse]], [[Buttes, Neuchâtel|Buttes]], Couvet, [[Fleurier]], [[Les Bayards]], [[Môtiers]], [[Noiraigue]], [[Saint-Sulpice, Neuchâtel|Saint-Sulpice]] and [[Travers, Switzerland|Travers]] merged to form the administrative district of [[Val-de-Travers]].<ref name=Fusion>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 14 January 2010</ref>


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]], a factory that used to make [[sewing machine]]s.
==Famous people==
[[File:ETH-BIB-Couvet-LBS H1-013738.tif|thumb|Aerial view (1950)]]

==Personalities==
* [[Emerich de Vattel]], 18th century political philosopher
* [[Emerich de Vattel]], 18th century political philosopher
* [[Denis de Rougemont]], 20th century author
* [[Denis de Rougemont]], 20th century author

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{HDS|2876|Couvet}}
* {{HDS|2876|Couvet}}
* [http://couvet.ne.ch Official website] {{fr icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061026093206/http://couvet.ne.ch/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.absinthe.ch/monhistoire_index.html Swiss absinthe site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929025759/http://www.absinthe.ch/monhistoire_index.html Swiss absinthe site]

{{Authority control}}

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{{Municipalities of the district of Val-de-Travers}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of the canton of Neuchâtel]]
[[fr:Couvet]]
[[de:Couvet]]
[[eo:Couvet]]
[[it:Couvet]]
[[nl:Couvet]]
[[sv:Couvet (kommun, CH-NE)]]

Latest revision as of 00:16, 23 March 2024

Couvet
Former municipality
Coat of arms of Couvet
Coat of arms
Location of Couvet
Map
Couvet is located in Switzerland
Couvet
Couvet
Couvet is located in Canton of Neuchâtel
Couvet
Couvet
Coordinates: 46°55′N 6°38′E / 46.917°N 6.633°E / 46.917; 6.633
CountrySwitzerland
CantonNeuchâtel
DistrictVal-de-Travers
Area
 • Total16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Elevation
740 m (2,430 ft)
Population
 (December 2007)
 • Total2,755
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2108
SFOS number6505
ISO 3166 codeCH-NE
Surrounded byBoveresse, Môtiers, Travers
Websitecouvet.ne.ch
SFSO statistics

Couvet was a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form the administrative district of Val-de-Travers.[1]

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, a factory that used to make sewing machines.

Aerial view (1950)

Personalities

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References

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  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
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