Val-de-Travers District

The District du Val- de -Travers is a district of the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The district area is composed of the Val de Travers, which is drained by the Areuse, the Vallon des Verrières and the surrounding Jura mountains.

The district includes the following municipalities: As of January 1, 2009

History

The valley has become famous especially through the absinthe production, which was in hiding from 1910 until the lifting of the ban in 2005. Other native to the Val- de -Travers industries include the chocolate and watch production. From 1712 to 1986 were the asphalt mines, La Presta in operation, which can be visited as part of a museum now.

On 3 April 2007, the municipality parliaments of all communes in the district have unanimously decided for the merger of the eleven municipalities of the district of Val -de- Travers. The presentation about the merger was submitted to the voters on June 17, 2007. Since the voters of the municipalities Les Verrières and La Côte- aux- Fées have however opposed the merger, the merger did not take place for the time being. The consenting communities worked out a new project, which was approved by the voting citizens of the canton of Neuchâtel on 23 February 2008. As of January 1, 2009 the new municipality of Val -de -Travers was established from 9 municipalities.

Until December 31, 2008 saw the community landscape of the district as follows:

Changes in the community inventory

• 2009: Merger Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayard, Môtiers, Noiraigue and Travers → Val- de -Travers