Neuchâtel District

Neuchâtel District is one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The district capital is the town of Neuchâtel. It has a population of 53,744 (as of 31 December 2020).[1]

Neuchâtel District
District de Neuchâtel
District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Neuchâtel
CapitalNeuchâtel
Dissolved1 January 2018
Area
 • Total80.02 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total53,744
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities9

Municipalities

The district has nine municipalities:

Coat of Arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]		 Area
km²[2]
Cornaux1,5874.72
Cressier1,8928.55
Enges2669.59
Hauterive2,6362.12
La Tène5,1765.44
Le Landeron4,64210.31
Lignières97912.51
Neuchâtel33,45518.1
Saint-Blaise3,2588.87
Total53,744 80.21

Mergers
  • On 1 January 1966 the municipality of Landeron-Combes changed its name to Le Landeron.[3]
  • On 1 January 2009, Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène.[3]

References
  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
  3. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
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