Cressier, Neuchâtel

Cressier
Cressier village
Coat of arms
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Location of Cressier
Coordinates: 47°3′N 7°2′E / 47.050°N 7.033°E / 47.050; 7.033Coordinates: 47°3′N 7°2′E / 47.050°N 7.033°E / 47.050; 7.033
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Neuchâtel
District	Neuchâtel
Area
• Total	8.55 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Elevation	436 m (1,430 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,904
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Postal code	2088
SFOS number	6452
Surrounded by	Cornaux, Enges, Gals (BE), Le Landeron, Neuchâtel, Saint-Blaise
Twin towns	Fegersheim (France)
Website	www.cressier-ne.ch SFSO statistics

Cressier is a municipality in the district of Neuchâtel in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel.

Cressier is first mentioned in 1180 as Crisciaco.

Cressier has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 8.6 square kilometers (3.3 sq mi). Of this area, 2.4 km² (0.93 sq mi) or 28.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.67 km² (1.80 sq mi) or 54.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.37 km² (0.53 sq mi) or 16.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.1 km² (25 acres) or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 0.7% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 7.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. Out of the forested land, 53.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.2% is used for growing crops and 7.6% is pastures, while 6.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Neuchâtel district, at the foot of the Jura Mountains and near the, flood-prone, Thielle river. It consists of the village of Cressier and the hamlet of Frochaux.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, Or on a pale Gules three Chevrons Argent and Azure a Letter C Argent.

Cressier has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,904. As of 2008^[update], 28.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 3.4%. It has changed at a rate of 0.4% due to migration and at a rate of 3.6% due to births and deaths.