La Tène

La Tène () is a municipality of the district of Neuchâtel in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. As of , it has a population of  people.

The La Tène municipality is notable as the eponymous site of the Iron Age archaeological La Tène culture.

 Geography 
It lies about 6 km east of the city of Neuchâtel at the northeastern tip of Lake Neuchâtel close to Biel/Bienne, at the boundary between French- and German-speaking regions, and at a knot of highways.

 History 
It was created on 1 January 2009, when the former municipalities of Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office  accessed 14 January 2010

 References 

Category:Municipalities in Neuchâtel district
Category:2009 establishments in Switzerland