Fleurier

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Fleurier
Fleurier
Country Switzerland Canton Neuchâtel District Val-de-Travers 46°54′N 6°35′E / 46.9°N 6.583°E / 46.9; 6.583Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°35′E / 46.9°N 6.583°E / 46.9; 6.583
Population	3,518 (December 2007[update])
- Density	455 /km2 (1,177 /sq mi)
Area	7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Elevation	741 m (2,431 ft)
Postal code	2114
SFOS number	6506
Surrounded by	Boveresse, Buttes, Fontaines-sur-Grandson (VD), Mauborget (VD), Môtiers, Romairon (VD), Saint-Sulpice
Website	fleurier.ne.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Fleurier is a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

The Nobel laureates, physicist Charles Edouard Guillaume and pharmacologist Daniel Bovet, both originated from Fleurier. Parmigiani Fleurier and Bovet Fleurier are two luxury watchmaking companies, based in Fleurier.

[edit] External links

• Fleurier in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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