La Tène, Neuchâtel
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Location of La Tène | |
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| Coordinates: 47°01′N 7°01′E / 47.017°N 7.017°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Neuchâtel |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 5,176 |
| • Density | 951/km2 (2,460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2074 |
| SFOS number | 6461 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-NE |
| Surrounded by | Cudrefin (VD), Gampelen (BE), Ins (BE), Saint-Blaise, Thielle-Wavre |
| Website | http://www.commune-la-tene.ch/ |
La Tène (French: [la tɛn]; Arpitan: La Tena) is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène. On 1 January 2025 the former municipalities of Enges, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise and La Tène merged into the new municipality of Laténa.
The La Tène toponym was originally applied to the lakeside area near Epagnier, notable as the eponymous site of the Iron Age archaeological of the La Tène culture.