Fontaines, Switzerland
canton of Neuchâtel
Fontaines was a municipality of the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. 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]
Fontaines | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fontaines  | |
  Fontaines  Fontaines | |
| Coordinates: 47°2.5′N 6°54′E / 47.0417°N 6.900°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Neuchâtel |
| District | Val-de-Ruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 768 m (2,520 ft) |
| Population (December 2011) | |
| • Total | 1,132 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2046 |
| SFOS number | 6479 |
| Surrounded by | Boudevilliers, Cernier, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontainemelon, La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Sagne, Les Hauts-Geneveys, Renan (BE) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
References
change- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
Other websites
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