Neuchâtel District

Neuchâtel District is one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The district capital is the town of Neuchâtel. It has a population of 53,744 (as of 31 December 2020).^[1]

Neuchâtel District District de Neuchâtel
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Neuchâtel
Capital	Neuchâtel
Dissolved	1 January 2018
Area
• Total	80.02 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	53,744
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	9

Municipalities

The district has nine municipalities:

Coat of Arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)[1]	Area km²[2]
	Cornaux	1,587	4.72
	Cressier	1,892	8.55
	Enges	266	9.59
	Hauterive	2,636	2.12
	La Tène	5,176	5.44
	Le Landeron	4,642	10.31
	Lignières	979	12.51
	Neuchâtel	33,455	18.1
	Saint-Blaise	3,258	8.87
	Total	53,744	80.21

Mergers

• On 1 January 1966 the municipality of Landeron-Combes changed its name to Le Landeron.^[3]
• On 1 January 2009, Marin-Epagnier and Thielle-Wavre merged to form the new municipality of La Tène.^[3]

References

1. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
3. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011