Yverdon-les-Bains

Yverdons-les-Bains is located at the head of Lake Neuchâtel where the Thielle (Thièle or Zihl)¹ enters. The city's name refers to thermal hot springs. The location has been locally important since pre-historic times; the Bay of (Baie de) Clendy is a pile dwelling site, occupied 4000 to 1500 BCE, and honored by UNESCO as part of a World Heritage Site.² There are also megalithic stones there. The modern city has a population of 23 thousand.³ Perhaps the tallest building is the 15 story Rue des Chaînettes, a residential tower.⁴

External references

megaliths at Clendy in Vyverdon-les-Bains, Helvetia (la Suisse or Switzerland)

Footnotes

1. The Thielle flows through lakes Neuchâtel and Biel to reach the Aare, a tributary of the Rhin (Rhein or Rhine).
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Switzerland, 2012 figure, accessed 9/13/2013.
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_Pile_dwellings_around_the_Alps, accessed 11/19/2013.
4. It is the only building listed for the city in emporis.com, accessed 11/22/2013.