La Côte-aux-Fées
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View of La Côte-aux-Fées from North-East
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Location of La Côte-aux-Fées
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| Coordinates: 46°52′N 6°29′E / 46.867°N 6.483°ECoordinates: 46°52′N 6°29′E / 46.867°N 6.483°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Neuchâtel | |
| District | Val-de-Travers | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12.85 km2 (4.96 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,041 m (3,415 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 469 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (95/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2117 | |
| SFOS number | 6504 | |
| Surrounded by | Buttes, Fiez (VD), Les Fourgs (FR-25), Les Verrières, Sainte-Croix (VD), Verrières-de-Joux (FR-25) | |
| Website |
http://www.lacote-aux-fees.ch SFSO statistics |
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La Côte-aux-Fées is a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
La Côte-aux-Fées is first mentioned in 1337 as La Costa des Faies.
La Côte-aux-Fées has an area, as of 2009[update], of 12.9 square kilometers (5.0 sq mi). Of this area, 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi) or 55.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi) or 41.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. Out of the forested land, 35.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 36.5% is pastures and 19.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality is located in the Val-de-Travers district. It consists of about a dozen hamlets, the most important of which is Les Bolles-du-Temple.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Lamb Argent passant on a base Vert. This is an example of canting since the old version of the name is Coste eis Faes or hill of the lambs.
La Côte-aux-Fées has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 469. As of 2008[update], 8.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -13.6%. Migration accounted for -6.7%, while births and deaths accounted for -3.3%.
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