Val-de-Travers District

Val-de-Travers District is one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The district capital is Val-de-Travers. It has a population of  (as of ).

It is famous for its watch industry. It is also famous for being the historical birthplace of absinthe which is now once again being distilled in the region.

 Municipalities 
The district has three municipalities:

 Coat of Arms Municipality Population() Area km²Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data  accessed 25 March 2010 40px|La Côte-aux-Fées La Côte-aux-Fées   12.85 40px|Les VerrièresLes Verrières   28.68 40px|Val-de-TraversVal-de-Travers   124.91  Total  166.44

 Merger 
 On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form Val-de-Travers.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office  accessed 14 January 2010

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