⌚ La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Swiss Jura Mountains
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2009
- Established 1656; rebuilt with grid plan after 1794 fire
- Located in the Jura Mountains of northwestern Switzerland
- Joint inscription covering La Chaux-de-Fonds and neighboring Le Locle
La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle form a UNESCO World Heritage Site recognizing their exceptional urban planning as single-industry ...