Boudevilliers

Boudevilliers was a municipality in the district of Val -de- Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On January 1, 2013, it merged with the municipalities 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 to the new municipality of Val -de- Ruz.

Geography

Boudevilliers is located on 753 m above sea level. Level, 5 km northwest of the capital of the canton of Neuchâtel (air line). The village is located in the central part of the basin Val de Ruz region in the Neuchâtel Jura.

The area of ​​12.6 km ² large municipality area includes a section in the central part of the synclines of the Val de Ruz. The eastern boundary is located above the river Seyon. To the west, the area on the southeast inclined, intensively farmed area of ​​the Val de Ruz and on the crest of the Jura chain of Tête de Ran stretches. Rochers Bruns with 1'415 meters above sea level. M. reached the highest point of the municipality. Here there is an extensive Jura mountain meadows with the typical tall spruce trees that are either individually or in groups. In a narrow edge of the municipality floor extends into the Combe des Quignets, which is in the catchment area of ​​the Vallée des Ponts. From the municipality surface 1997 6 % came from settlements, 32 % of forest and shrubs, 61% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.

At Boudevilliers include the hamlet Malvilliers ( 849 m above sea level. M. ) and La Jonchère ( 823 m above sea level. M. ), both on the western edge of the upper Val de Ruz located Landeyeux ( 721 m above sea level. M. ) in the center of the basin as well as numerous individual farms. Neighboring communities of Boudevilliers are Valanginian, Coffrane, Geneveys -sur- Coffrane, La sagne, Les Hauts- Geneveys and Fontaines.

Population

With 764 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Boudevilliers one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel. Of the 92.6% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 3.1 % and 1.1 % portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). Boudevilliers had 1870 658 inhabitants; the population dropped to 1900 to 513 inhabitants, has since 1950 but again a rising trend.

Economy

Boudevilliers has long been a mainly coined by farming village. Agriculture still has next to forestry is of great importance. In the 19th century there was in the village a few companies in the watch industry. Today the working population is employed or working abroad, mainly in Neuchâtel and La Chaux -de-Fonds in the local industry. In Landeyeux is since 1872 a district hospital. Malvilliers was at the beginning of the 20th century spa resort with a sanatorium.

Traffic

The community is conveniently moderately well developed. It is located on the former main street of Neuchâtel La Chaux -de-Fonds and the highway-like -laned road which connects these two cities. The freeway passes in the range of Boudevilliers and Malvilliers in tunnels that were built in the open pit. Boudevilliers is connected by bus from Neuchâtel via Cernier to Villiers and a local line in the Val de Ruz to the network of public transport. From 1949 to 1969, the community was also served by the interurban trolley 4 of the Val de Ruz.

History

The first mention of Boudevilliers was in 1144 under the name Boldiwiler. Later, the names Boudeviler ( 1195), Bold Eviler (1202 ), Bude Villiers ( 1413 ) and Bude Willier ( 1453) appeared. The name is due probably to the persons name Balterius ( bold warriors). Malvilliers was called in the late Middle Ages and Malavillier Molavilliers, derived from the Latin malum ( evil ).

Boudevilliers came 1308 was donated to the County of Neuchâtel and formed henceforth ( until 1807 ) an enclave in the reign Valanginian. 1531 the Reformation was introduced in the village. Since 1648 Neuchâtel principality and 1707 was linked by personal union with the Kingdom of Prussia. 1806, the region was ceded to Napoleon I. and came in 1815 during the Congress of Vienna to the Swiss Confederation, the kings of Prussia until 1857 Neuchâtel trade also prince of Neuchâtel remained.

Attractions

The present church of Saint-Jacques was built in the 17th century, the apse of the former building of the 12th century was included. Since 1588 Boudevilliers belonged to the parish Valanginian.