Fontainemelon
former municipality of Switzerland in Neuchâtel
Fontainemelon was a municipality of the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 47°3′N 6°53′E / 47.050°N 6.883°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Neuchâtel |
| District | Val-de-Ruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 864 m (2,835 ft) |
| Population (December 2011) | |
| • Total | 1,625 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2052 |
| SFOS number | 6478 |
| Surrounded by | Cernier, Fontaines, Les Hauts-Geneveys |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 1 January 2013, the municipalities of Boudevilliers, Cernier, Chézard-Saint-Martin, Coffrane, Dombresson, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontainemelon, Fontaines, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys, Montmollin, Le Pâquier, Savagnier and Villiers joined together and became the new municipality of Val-de-Ruz.[1]
References change
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
Other websites change
Media related to Fontainemelon at Wikimedia Commons
