'Marin-Epagnier' is a
municipality in the district of
Neuchâtel in the
Swiss canton of
Neuchâtel.
It is located at the northeastern tip of
Lake Neuchâtel. It is within the district of Neuchâtel in the
canton of Neuchâtel. It has an elevation of 455 meters, and,
as of 2004, 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
Bertolucci,
Waltham, and
TAG Heuer watches.
The
blazon of Marin-Epagnier's
coat-of-arms is: "Sable, a Lion rampant or langued and armed Gules".
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]
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