{i} Neuchâtel, canton in Switzerland; city in Switzerl which is the capital of the Neuchatel canton; Lake of Neuchatel, lake in northwest Switzerland close to the French border
Lake, western Switzerland. With an area of 84 sq mi (218 sq km), it is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland. It is a survivor of a former glacial lake in the lower Aare valley, at the base of the Jura Mountains. On the northern shore is La Tène, a prehistoric site, which dates to the late Iron Age culture