Valangin

former municipality and current locality in Neuchâtel in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Valangin was a municipality in Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The Valanginian Age of the Cretaceous Period of geological time is named for Valangin. On 1 January 2021, the former municipalities of Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux and Valangin merged to form the municipality of Neuchâtel.[3]

Valangin
Valangin old city
Valangin old city
Coat of arms of Valangin
Location of Valangin
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Valangin is located in Switzerland
Valangin
Valangin
Valangin is located in Canton of Neuchâtel
Valangin
Valangin
Coordinates: 47°1′N 6°54′E / 47.017°N 6.900°E / 47.017; 6.900
CountrySwitzerland
CantonNeuchâtel
DistrictVal-de-Ruz
Government
 • MayorEtienne de Tribolet
(as of 2018)
Area
 • Total3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Elevation
651 m (2,136 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total509
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2042
SFOS number6485
Surrounded byBoudevilliers, Coffrane, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontaines, Neuchâtel, Peseux
Websitewww.valangin.ch
SFSO statistics

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

Other websites change

  Media related to Valangin at Wikimedia Commons