Rochefort, Switzerland

Rochefort
Coat of arms
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Location of Rochefort
Coordinates: 46°59′N 6°49′E / 46.983°N 6.817°E / 46.983; 6.817Coordinates: 46°59′N 6°49′E / 46.983°N 6.817°E / 46.983; 6.817
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Neuchâtel
District	Boudry
Area
• Total	25.84 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Elevation	759 m (2,490 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,224
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code	2019
SFOS number	6413
Surrounded by	Boudry, Brot-Plamboz, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, La Sagne, Milvignes, Montmollin
Website	www.rochefort.ch SFSO statistics

Rochefort is a municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 it absorbed the small municipality of Brot-Dessous.

Rochefort is first mentioned in 1184 as Rupeforti. In 1236 it was mentioned as Rochifort.

Before the 2016 merger Rochefort had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 20.9 square kilometers (8.1 sq mi). Of this area, 6.76 km² (2.61 sq mi) or 32.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.05 km² (5.04 sq mi) or 62.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.05 km² (0.41 sq mi) or 5.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 58.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.6% is used for growing crops and 10.9% is pastures and 17.5% is used for alpine pastures.

The municipality is located in the Boudry district, at the intersection of the Colombier-Le Locle and Neuchatel-Pontarlier roads. It consists of the settlements of Rochefort, Montézillon, Chambrelien, Les Grattes, La Tourne and Crostand.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Quartered Or and Gules and on a Border Sable eight Bezants.

Rochefort has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,224. As of 2008^[update], 9.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 11.7%. It has changed at a rate of 7.9% due to migration and at a rate of 3.5% due to births and deaths.