Fontainemelon

Coordinates: 47°3′N 6°53′E / 47.050°N 6.883°E / 47.050; 6.883
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Fontainemelon
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Fontainemelon is located in Switzerland
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Fontainemelon is located in Canton of Neuchâtel
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Fontainemelon
Coordinates: 47°3′N 6°53′E / 47.050°N 6.883°E / 47.050; 6.883
CountrySwitzerland
CantonNeuchâtel
DistrictVal-de-Ruz
Area
 • Total2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Elevation
864 m (2,835 ft)
Population
 (December 2011)
 • Total1,625
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2052
SFOS number6478
Surrounded byCernier, Fontaines, Les Hauts-Geneveys
Websitewww.fontainemelon.ch
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Fontainemelon 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[change | change source]

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

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