Le Sentier is a village in the
Vallée de Joux in the Canton of
Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms ...
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Switzerland. Part of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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Le Chenit, the village has 3,000 inhabitants.
Numerous Swiss watchmakers are based in Le Sentier:
Jaeger-LeCoultre,
Gérald Genta
Gérald Charles Genta (1 May 1931 – 17 August 2011) was a Swiss watch designer and artist. He is known for his eponymous line of timepieces as well as his design work with other high-end watch manufacturers, including IWC, Omega SA, Universal ...
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Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe SA is a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer, located in the Canton of Geneva and the Vallée de Joux. Established in 1839, it is named after two of its founders, Antoni Patek and Adrien Philippe. Since 1932, the compan ...
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Vacheron Constantin,
Romain Gauthier.
External links
Flag of Le Sentier- on Flags of the World Web site
Villages in the canton of Vaud
Villages in Switzerland
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