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Neuchâtel District

District de Neuchâtel
District
Location of Neuchâtel District
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Neuchâtel
Capital Neuchâtel
Dissolved 1 January 2018
Area
 • Total 80.02 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 53,744
 • Density 671.63/km2 (1,739.52/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities 9

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).

Municipalities

The district has nine municipalities:

Coat of Arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)
Area
km²
Cornaux Cornaux 1,587 4.72
Cressier Cressier 1,892 8.55
Enges Enges 266 9.59
Hauterive Hauterive 2,636 2.12
La Tène La Tène 5,176 5.44
Le Landeron Le Landeron 4,642 10.31
Lignières Lignières 979 12.51
Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 33,455 18.1
Saint-Blaise Saint-Blaise 3,258 8.87
Total 53,744 80.21

Mergers

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Distrito de Neuchâtel para niños

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