Le Pâquier, Neuchâtel
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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Location of Le Pâquier
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| Coordinates: 47°6′N 6°59′E / 47.100°N 6.983°ECoordinates: 47°6′N 6°59′E / 47.100°N 6.983°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Neuchâtel | |
| District | Val-de-Ruz | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) | |
| Population (December 2011) | ||
| • Total | 198 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2058 | |
| SFOS number | 6483 | |
| Surrounded by | Dombresson, Saint-Imier (BE), Sonvilier (BE), Villiers | |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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Le Pâquier 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.
Le Pâquier is first mentioned in 1328 as Pasquier.
Le Pâquier had an area, as of 2009[update], of 9.6 square kilometers (3.7 sq mi). Of this area, 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) or 45.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi) or 51.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Out of the forested land, 45.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.9% is used for growing crops and 36.2% is pastures and 8.8% is used for alpine pastures.
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