Coffrane

Former municipality of Switzerland

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Coffrane

Location of Coffrane

Coordinates: 47°1′N 6°52′E / 47.017°N 6.867°ECoordinates: 47°1′N 6°52′E / 47.017°N 6.867°E

Country

Area

• Total

6.49 km² (2.51 sq mi)

Elevation

803 m (2,635 ft)

Population (December 2011)

• Total

695

• Density

110/km² (280/sq mi)

Postal code

2207

SFOS number

6474

Surrounded by

Boudevilliers, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, La Sagne, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Montmollin, Peseux, Valangin

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Coffrane is a former municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

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 merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Val-de-Ruz.

Coffrane is first mentioned in 1092 as de Cusfrano.

Coffrane is also the site of the Battle of Coffrane, 1296

Coffrane had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 6.5 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 4.11 km² (1.59 sq mi) or 63.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.71 km² (0.66 sq mi) or 26.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.68 km² (0.26 sq mi) or 10.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.5% of the area Out of the forested land, 25.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 32.4% is used for growing crops and 16.8% is pastures and 14.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

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