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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.
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.


From Couvet, a road allows access to the cirque the ''Cret du Van''.
==References==
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==Famous people==
==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==
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==External links==

Revision as of 15:23, 12 April 2016

Couvet
Coat of arms of Couvet
Location of Couvet
Map
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.

From Couvet, a road allows access to the cirque the Cret du Van.

Personalities

References

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:De icon accessed 14 January 2010