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The [[blazon]] of Marin-Epagnier's [[coat-of-arms]] is: "Sable, a Lion rampant or langued and armed Gules". |
The [[blazon]] of Marin-Epagnier's [[coat-of-arms]] is: "Sable, a Lion rampant or langued and armed Gules". |
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==World heritage site== |
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It is home to one or more prehistoric [[Stilt house|pile-dwelling]] (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the [[Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]] [[UNESCO]] [[UNESCO World Heritage Site|World Heritage Site]].<ref name=UNESCO>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1363/ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]</ref> |
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The Iron Age archaeological site of La Tène is within Marin-Epagnier's communal boundaries. ''(See also [[La Tène culture]].)'' La Tène is a village located at the eastern end of the [[Lake Neuchâtel]] (Lac de Neuchâtel), a lake in [[Switzerland]]. It is now a leisure area within the commune of Marin-Epagnier in [[Canton of Neuchâtel|Canton Neuchâtel]].[http://www.la-tene.ch/] La Tène has a sandy beach, unique in Switzerland.[http://marin-epagnier.ne.ch/] |
The Iron Age archaeological site of La Tène is within Marin-Epagnier's communal boundaries. ''(See also [[La Tène culture]].)'' La Tène is a village located at the eastern end of the [[Lake Neuchâtel]] (Lac de Neuchâtel), a lake in [[Switzerland]]. It is now a leisure area within the commune of Marin-Epagnier in [[Canton of Neuchâtel|Canton Neuchâtel]].[http://www.la-tene.ch/] La Tène has a sandy beach, unique in Switzerland.[http://marin-epagnier.ne.ch/] |
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Marin-Epagnier | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Marin-Epagnier  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Neuchâtel |
| District | Neuchâtel |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.26 km2 (1.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (December 2007) | |
• Total | 4,087 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2074 |
| SFOS number | 6457 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-NE |
| Surrounded by | Cudrefin (VD), Gampelen (BE), Ins (BE), Saint-Blaise, Thielle-Wavre |
| Website | marin-epagnier SFSO statistics |
Marin-Epagnier was a municipality in the district of Neuchâtel in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. On 1 January 2009, Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène.[1]
It is located at the northeastern tip of Lake Neuchâtel at an elevation of 455 meters, and, as of 2004[update], a population of 3,925 people. It lies close to Biel, at the boundary between French- and German-speaking regions, and at a knot of highways. Marin Epagnier has attracted numerous administrative offices and workshops of the micromechanics, electronics, and watchmaking industries, such as Métaux Précieux SA Métalor and TAG Heuer and Waltham watches.
The blazon of Marin-Epagnier's coat-of-arms is: "Sable, a Lion rampant or langued and armed Gules".
World heritage site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
The Iron Age archaeological site of La Tène is within Marin-Epagnier's communal boundaries. (See also La Tène culture.) La Tène is a village located at the eastern end of the Lake Neuchâtel (Lac de Neuchâtel), a lake in Switzerland. It is now a leisure area within the commune of Marin-Epagnier in Canton Neuchâtel.[1] La Tène has a sandy beach, unique in Switzerland.[2]
References
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:De icon accessed 14 January 2010
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps