LOCLE, a small town in a district of the same name
name in Switzerland, adjacent to Neufchatel and Val-
lengin, and united with another named La Ghaun de
Fond. Both these districts occupy some valleys formed
by the mountains of Jura; the greatest part of which
not many years ago was one continued forest, though
now converted into fine pasture ground filled with flou-
rishing villages. The inhabitants of these districts are
remarkable for their industry, and excel in many me-
chanical arts, particularly in watch and clock making;
40,000 watches, it is said, are made in a year.