UNESCO World Heritage

Watchmaking town planning

Discover a fascinating world to the rythm of a watch.

Town planning, UNESCO La Chaux-de-Fonds. © Aline Henchoz

Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds – two towns at the heart of time

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Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds : two towns built by and for the watchmaking industry.

The Watchmaking town planning of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle was recognized by Unesco in June 2009 for its exceptional universal value.

These two towns, which draw their wealth from the harmony linking town planning and the watchmaking industry, possess multiple hidden treasures that reveal themselves with keys found on this internet site. They will open the doors to these two extraordinary cities.

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- The towns of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in June 2009

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Le Locle. © Tourisme neuchâtelois

Le Locle. © Gérard Benoît à la Guillaume

Visit La Chaux-de-Fond. © Guillaume Perret

Espace de l'urbanisme horloger (Showroom)

Town planning, UNESCO La Chaux-de-Fonds. © Gérard Benoît à la Guillaume

Le Locle. © Tourisme neuchâtelois

Le Locle. © Gérard Benoît à la Guillaume

Visit La Chaux-de-Fond. © Guillaume Perret

Espace de l'urbanisme horloger (Showroom)

Town planning, UNESCO La Chaux-de-Fonds. © Gérard Benoît à la Guillaume

Museum

Watchmaking town planning Showroom

A fantastic multimedia space dedicated to the Watchmaking town planning.

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Espace de l'urbanisme horloger (Showroom). © Guillaume Perret

Minibus tours

Guided city tour, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Visit La Chaux-de-Fonds in another way.

Tourist train

Guided city tour, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Discover the symbiosis between town planning and clock-making, while sitting comfortably.

Art Nouveau

Guided city tour, La Chaux-de-Fonds

The crematorium, stained-glass windows and staircases are to be discovered.

Guided tour of the former Spillmann workshop and the Salon Bleu "Art nouveau"

Guided city tour, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Visit the former workshop of Rodolphe Spillmann, a wealthy manufacturer of gold watch cases, as well as his former reception room.

Espace Temps et Urbanisme

Museum, Le Locle

An exhibition dedicated to the history of watchmaking town planning in Le Locle.

Le Locle: History and town planning

Guided city tour, Le Locle

Take a guided tour and discover the history of Le Locle and its unique town planning.

Watchmaking town planning

Guided city tour, La Chaux-de-Fonds

A city built by and for the watchmaking industry, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Scavenger hunt - Les Barons

Fun & Adventure, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Scavenger hunt in the watchmakers’ town and its museums.

Tourist train

Guided city tour, Le Locle

Sit down and let yourself be seduced by the watchmaking city.

Clock-making Museum

Museum, Le Locle

The secrets of time nestled in a magic place: the Château des Monts

International clock-making Museum

Museum, La Chaux-de-Fonds

The biggest museum specialised in clock-making in the world: 4,000 exhibits to see!

History Museum

Museum, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Explore the environment of La Chaux-de-Fonds residents of yesterday in a 19th century villa.

Rural and craft museum

Museum, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Go back in time to the life of clock-making peasants in the Neuchâtel Jura.