Gorgier

Gorgier
Gorgier Castle above the village
Coat of arms
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Location of Gorgier
Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°47′E / 46.900°N 6.783°E / 46.900; 6.783Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°47′E / 46.900°N 6.783°E / 46.900; 6.783
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Neuchâtel
District	Boudry
Area
• Total	13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Elevation	491 m (1,611 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,004
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Postal code	2023
SFOS number	6410
Surrounded by	Autavaux (FR), Bevaix, Boudry, Estavayer-le-Lac (FR), Forel (FR), Montalchez, Noiraigue, Provence (VD), Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Travers
Website	www.gorgier.ch SFSO statistics

Gorgier is a municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

Gorgier is first mentioned in 1252 as de Corgie.

Gorgier has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 14 square kilometers (5.4 sq mi). Of this area, 4.66 km² (1.80 sq mi) or 33.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.85 km² (3.03 sq mi) or 56.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.16 km² (0.45 sq mi) or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.31 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 2.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 53.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 10.7% is used for growing crops and 11.3% is pastures, while 4.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 6.9% is used for alpine pastures. Of the unproductive areas, and 1.6% is too rocky for vegetation.

The municipality is located in the Boudry district, on a hill above Lake Neuchatel. It consists of the village of Gorgier, the hamlets of Chez-le-Bart and the farm houses of Les Prises on Lake Neuchatel.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Gules and Argent, a Rose counterchanged.

Gorgier has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 2,004. As of 2008^[update], 15.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 10.8%. It has changed at a rate of 10.5% due to migration and at a rate of -0.3% due to births and deaths.