What is "neuchatel"

Neuchâtel ; ( "new" and chatel "castle" ; ; ; ) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel.

The city has approximately 33,600 inhabitants (80,000 in the metropolitan area). The city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name , which has the same meaning, since it originally belonged to the Holy Roman Empire and later Prussia, which ruled the area until 1848.

The official language of Neuchâtel is French.

Neuchâtel is a pilot of the Council of Europe and the European Commission Intercultural cities programme.

Neuchâtel is a city in Switzerland. It gives its name to:

• Canton of Neuchâtel, whose capital is the city
• Neuchâtel (district), within the canton, contains the city
• Lake Neuchâtel, with the city on its shore
• Neuchâtel Xamax, a football club in the city
• University of Neuchâtel, in the city
• Neuchatel Junior College, a private Canadian grade 12 program in the town of Neuchatel
• Neuchatel, Kansas, a community in the United States