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- ↑ "La Fondation de famille Sandoz rachète l'hôtel". www.lalibert.ch (in French). April 29, 2015.
- 1 2 Ralph Berger (March 1, 2003). "Selon «Forbes», la famille Landolt est la plus riche de Suisse". www.letemps.ch (in French).
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- ↑ "Partenariat entre les IRL plus et la Fondation de Famille Sandoz- Arts graphiques". www.cominmag.ch/ (in French). January 23, 2014.
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