La Neuveville

the long version

Written by Maurice Moeckli-Cellier (1893-1941) in 1936 as an historical essay titled "vous parlant de La Neuveville, leur cite natale" along with essays by Florian Imer and Arthur Grosjean. Published by J. Bauman, La Neuveville. Circa 1945, "La Neuveville, Simple histoire d'une petite ville" was combined with a photographic tour of the village, "A travers La Neuveville" by Marcel Joray. The expanded work was published by Griffon as No. 10 in the series "Trésors de mon pays". The cover of this book represents one of the ancient banners of Neuveville, of 1395. One recognizes the Cross of the Bishop, the Bienne Axe, and the Key of La Neuveville above 3 hills.