Auvernier
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°59′N 6°53′E / 46.983°N 6.883°ECoordinates: 46°59′N 6°53′E / 46.983°N 6.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Neuchâtel | |
| District | Boudry | |
| Municipality | Milvignes | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) | |
| Population (December 2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,589 | |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2012 | |
| SFOS number | 6401 | |
| Surrounded by | Colombier, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Neuchâtel, Peseux | |
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Auvernier is a village in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Auvernier, Bôle and Colombier merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Milvignes.
Settlement has flourished since the Bronze Age in the vicinity of Auvernier, as evidenced by the large amount of material excavated by archaeologists, some of which is now in the British Museum, including a hoard of penannular bracelets and armlets with geometric decoration. Auvernier is first mentioned in 1011 as Averniacum. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Avernach, however, that name is no longer used.
Auvernier had an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.7 square kilometers (0.66 sq mi). Of this area, 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 47.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.06 km2 (0.023 sq mi) or 3.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 47.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 2.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 19.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 20.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.2% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops, while 46.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 1.8% is in lakes and 0.6% is in rivers and streams.
The former municipality is located in the Boudry district, on the north-west bank of Lake Neuchatel.
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