Fontaines, Switzerland

Fontaines
Former municipality
Coat of arms of Fontaines
Coat of arms
Location of Fontaines
Map
Fontaines is located in Switzerland
Fontaines
Fontaines
Fontaines is located in Canton of Neuchâtel
Fontaines
Fontaines
Coordinates: 47°2.5′N 6°54′E / 47.0417°N 6.900°E / 47.0417; 6.900
CountrySwitzerland
CantonNeuchâtel
DistrictVal-de-Ruz
Area
 • Total10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Elevation
768 m (2,520 ft)
Population
 (December 2011)
 • Total1,132
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2046
SFOS number6479
Surrounded byBoudevilliers, Cernier, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontainemelon, La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Sagne, Les Hauts-Geneveys, Renan (BE)
Websitewww.fontaines-ne.ch
SFSO statistics

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]

References

  1. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013

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