Where was Le Corbusier born and raised?

Le Corbusier was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a small town located in the mountainous Swiss Jura region, which has been a center for precision watchmaking since the 18th century.12

He was raised in this environment, which he later noted was characterized by a sense of puritanism and harshness. At the age of 13, he left primary school to attend the École des Arts Décoratifs in La Chaux-de-Fonds, where he trained in the enameling and engraving of watch faces—his father's trade—before transitioning into the study of architecture and design.2