Marin-Epagnier was a

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. The term ''municipality' ...

in the district of

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in the

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canton of

. On 1 January 2009, Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 It is located at the northeastern tip of

Lake Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel ( ; ; ) is a lake primarily in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, and Bern. It comprises one of the lakes in th ...

at an elevation of 455 meters, and, , a population of 3,925 people. It lies close to

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, at the boundary between French- and

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-speaking regions, and at a knot of highways. Marin Epagnier has attracted numerous administrative offices and workshops of the micromechanics,

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, and

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making industries, such as Métaux Précieux SA Métalor and

TAG Heuer TAG Heuer S.A., founded Heuer AG ( ) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. Founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer in St-Imier, Switzerland, it was acquired by Techniques d'Avant Garde (TAG) in 1985, which purchased a majority stake in the company, forming ' ...

watches. The

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of Marin-Epagnier's

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is: "

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, a Lion rampant or langued and armed

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". The Iron Age archaeological site of La Tène is within Marin-Epagnier's communal boundaries; see

La Tène culture The La Tène culture (; ) was a Iron Age Europe, European Iron Age culture. It developed and flourished during the late Iron Age (from about 450 BC to the Roman Republic, Roman conquest in the 1st century BC), succeeding the early Iron Age ...

for an account of the history of the site. La Tène was the name of the lakeside area south of Epagnier, at the eastern end of the

. La Tène has a sandy beach, unique in Switzerland.Marin-Epagnier website

References

External links

Marin-Epagnier Tag-Heuer Official Website
Former municipalities of the canton of Neuchâtel La Tène culture {{Neuchâtel-geo-stub