Savagnier

Savagnier
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Savagnier
Coordinates: 47°3′N 6°57′E / 47.050°N 6.950°E / 47.050; 6.950Coordinates: 47°3′N 6°57′E / 47.050°N 6.950°E / 47.050; 6.950
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Neuchâtel
District	Val-de-Ruz
Area
• Total	8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population (December 2011)
• Total	1,196
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Postal code	2065
SFOS number	6484
Surrounded by	Chézard-Saint-Martin, Dombresson, Enges, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Neuchâtel, Villiers
Website	SFSO statistics

Savagnier 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.

Savagnier is first mentioned in 1143 as Savaigner.

Savagnier had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 8.6 square kilometers (3.3 sq mi). Of this area, 4.23 km² (1.63 sq mi) or 49.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.65 km² (1.41 sq mi) or 42.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.61 km² (0.24 sq mi) or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 0.7% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 33.6% is used for growing crops and 15.4% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.