Fontainemelon

Fontainemelon
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Fontainemelon
Location of Fontainemelon
Coordinates: 47°3′N 6°53′E / 47.050°N 6.883°E / 47.050; 6.883Coordinates: 47°3′N 6°53′E / 47.050°N 6.883°E / 47.050; 6.883
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Neuchâtel
District	Val-de-Ruz
Area
• Total	2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Elevation	864 m (2,835 ft)
Population (December 2011)
• Total	1,625
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Postal code	2052
SFOS number	6478
Surrounded by	Cernier, Fontaines, Les Hauts-Geneveys
Website	www.fontainemelon.ch SFSO statistics

Fontainemelon 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.

Fontainemelon is first mentioned about 1350 as Fontainnemelom. In 1358 it was mentioned as Fontannamillon.

Fontainemelon had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 2.5 square kilometers (0.97 sq mi). Of this area, 0.99 km² (0.38 sq mi) or 40.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.98 km² (0.38 sq mi) or 40.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.52 km² (0.20 sq mi) or 21.2% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 13.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, 35.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 11.0% is used for growing crops and 11.0% is pastures and 18.0% is used for alpine pastures.