Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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 Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane
Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane
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Location of Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane
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| Coordinates: 47°1′N 6°51′E / 47.017°N 6.850°ECoordinates: 47°1′N 6°51′E / 47.017°N 6.850°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Neuchâtel | |
| District | Val-de-Ruz | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 862 m (2,828 ft) | |
| Population (December 2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,490 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2206 | |
| SFOS number | 6480 | |
| Surrounded by | Boudevilliers, Coffrane, La Sagne, Montmollin | |
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Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane 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.
Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane is first mentioned about 1342 as Geneveis sus Corfranoz.
Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane had an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.9 square kilometers (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi) or 52.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) or 39.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 8.1% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 36.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 13.9% is used for growing crops and 13.4% is pastures and 24.9% is used for alpine pastures.
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