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Engollon

Engollon
Former municipality of Switzerland
Engollon village church
Engollon village church
Coat of arms of Engollon
Coat of arms
Engollon is located in Switzerland
Engollon
Engollon
Coordinates: 47°2′N 6°55′E / 47.033°N 6.917°E / 47.033; 6.917Coordinates: 47°2′N 6°55′E / 47.033°N 6.917°E / 47.033; 6.917
Country Switzerland
Canton Neuchâtel
District Val-de-Ruz
Area
 • Total 2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Elevation 727 m (2,385 ft)
Population (December 2011)
 • Total 97
 • Density 37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Postal code 2063
SFOS number 6476
Surrounded by Cernier, Chézard-Saint-Martin, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontaines, Savagnier, Valangin
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SFSO statistics

Engollon 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.

Engollon is first mentioned in 1228 as Engolun.

Engollon had an area, as of 2009, of 2.6 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi). Of this area, 2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi) or 81.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 10.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 6.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 1.9% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 8.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 69.1% is used for growing crops and 11.5% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.


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