Dombresson

Dombresson
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Dombresson
Location of Dombresson
Coordinates: 47°4′N 6°58′E / 47.067°N 6.967°E / 47.067; 6.967Coordinates: 47°4′N 6°58′E / 47.067°N 6.967°E / 47.067; 6.967
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Neuchâtel
District	Val-de-Ruz
Area
• Total	12.77 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Elevation	742 m (2,434 ft)
Population (December 2011)
• Total	1,607
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Postal code	2056
SFOS number	6475
Surrounded by	Chézard-Saint-Martin, Le Pâquier, Savagnier, Sonvilier (BE), Villiers
Website	www.dombresson.ch SFSO statistics

Dombresson 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.

Dombresson is first mentioned in 1178 as ecclesiam de Danbrizun.

Dombresson had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 12.8 square kilometers (4.9 sq mi). Of this area, 7.49 km² (2.89 sq mi) or 58.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.6 km² (1.8 sq mi) or 36.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.66 km² (0.25 sq mi) or 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.8%. Out of the forested land, 33.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 20.7% is used for growing crops and 35.2% is pastures and 2.6% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.