Val-de-Ruz District

former district in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Val-de-Ruz District is one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, consisting of the region of Val de Ruz and the surrounding Jura Mountains. The district capital is the town of Cernier. It has a population of 17,411 (as of 31 December 2020).[1]

Val-de-Ruz District
District du Val-de-Ruz
District
Location of Val-de-Ruz District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Neuchâtel
CapitalCernier
Dissolved1 January 2018
Area
 • Total128.02 km2 (49.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total17,411
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities16

Municipalities

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Val-de-Ruz has the following municipalities:

Coat of ArmsMunicipalityPopulation
(31 December 2020)[1]
Area
km²
[2]
Boudevilliers76412.58
Cernier2,2859.11
Chézard-Saint-Martin1,81913.05
Coffrane6966.49
Dombresson1,62212.77
Engollon1052.62
Fenin-Vilars-Saules8456.48
Fontainemelon1,6332.45
Fontaines1,11110.14
Le Pâquier2129.58
Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane1,6117.86
Les Hauts-Geneveys9217.95
Montmollin6204.06
Savagnier1,2208.55
Valangin5263.76
Villiers49710.57
Total17,411128.02

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010