Saint-Aubin-Sauges
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| Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°46′E / 46.900°N 6.767°ECoordinates: 46°54′N 6°46′E / 46.900°N 6.767°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Neuchâtel | |
| District | Boudry | |
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| • Total | 7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 469 m (1,539 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,510 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2024 | |
| SFOS number | 6414 | |
| Surrounded by | Estavayer-le-Lac (FR), Fresens, Gorgier, Montalchez, Vaumarcus | |
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Saint-Aubin-Sauges is a municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
Saint-Aubin-Sauges is first mentioned in 1176 as Sancti Albini. In 1340 it was mentioned as villa de Sauges.
Saint-Aubin-Sauges has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.7 square kilometers (3.0 sq mi). Of this area, 3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi) or 47.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) or 38.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) or 13.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Out of the forested land, 35.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 16.9% is used for growing crops and 13.6% is pastures, while 3.9% is used for orchards or vine crops and 13.4% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located in the Boudry district, in the La Béroche region. It stretched from the shores of Lake Neuchatel to an elevation of 1,436 m (4,711 ft). It consists of the villages of Saint-Aubin and Sauges, which merged in 1888.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Impaled, per pale Argent and Gules a Rose counterchanged, and per pale Argent three bars Gules and Gules a Rose counterchanged.
Saint-Aubin-Sauges has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,510. As of 2008[update], 21.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 0.8%. It has changed at a rate of 0.6% due to migration and at a rate of 1% due to births and deaths.
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