Bole, Switzerland

Geschichte

Bôle is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Auvernier, Bôle and Colombier merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Milvignes.HistoryBôle is first mentioned in 1346 as Boule.GeographyBôle had an area, of 2.6km2. Of this area, 0.7km2 or 27.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.16km2 or 45.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.73km2 or 28.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 17.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 43.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 9.7% is used for growing crops and 10.9% is pastures, while 6.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.The former municipality is located in the Boudry district, on the slope above the old Roman era road Vy d'Etraz. It consists of the linear village of Bôle.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, issuant from a base Vert two Pine trees of the same.DemographicsBôle had a population of 1,788., 13.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 3.3%. It has changed at a rate of -1.7% due to migration and at a rate of 2.5% due to births and deaths.