What is La Tène?
[[Image:Eisenbahnbruecke Zihlbruecke 01 11.jpg|thumb|250px|Rail bridge over the [[Thielle]] river at La Tène]] [[Image:GW-NE-La Tene.png|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''La Tène''' ({{IPA-fr|la tɛn}}) is a [[municipality]] of the district of [[Neuchâtel (district)|Neuchâtel]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Neuchâtel (canton)|Neuchâtel]] in [[Switzerland]]. As of {{Swiss populations date|CH-NE}}, it has a population of {{Swiss populations|CH-NE|6461}} people. The La Tène municipality is notable as the eponymous site of the Iron Age archaeological [[La Tène culture]]. == Geography == It lies about 6&nbsp;km east of the city of [[Neuchâtel]] at the northeastern tip of [[Lake Neuchâtel]] close to [[Biel/Bienne, Switzerland|Biel/Bienne]], at the boundary between [[French language|French]]- and [[German language|German]]-speaking regions, and at a knot of highways. == History == It was created on 1 January 2009, when the former municipalities of [[Marin-Epagnier]] and [[Thielle-Wavre]] merged to form the new municipality of La Tène.<ref name=Fusion>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 14 January 2010</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Switzerland-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:La Tene}} [[Category:Municipalities in Neuchâtel district]] [[Category:2009 establishments in Switzerland]]