It was created on 1 January 2009, when the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form Val-de-Travers.

[4] Val-de-Travers has an area of 124.9 square kilometers (48.2 sq mi).

The valley provides a connection between the Swiss Plateau and Franche-Comté.

Historically, this river provided much of the water and fish for the valley.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (88.9%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (3.0%) and German is the third (2.7%).

1201 or Monlési, the Maison des Chats or Petitpierre, the Séchoir à absinthe, Ivernois Castle and the Maison Boy de la Tour, the Hôtel des Six-Communes, the medieval church of St-Pierre, the Temple in Môtiers and Areuse Bridge are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The villages of Buttes, Les Verrières, Môtiers, Couvet, Fleurier and Travers are all part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[12] During the 2010–11 school year, there were 10.5 kindergarten classes with a total of 198 students in Val-de-Travers.

Two, Travers and Noiraigue, are located on the Neuchâtel–Pontarlier line with service to Neuchâtel and France.