Brot-Dessous

Geschichte

Brot-Dessous is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 it was absorbed into Rochefort.HistoryBrot-Dessous is first mentioned in 998 as Broch in a document celebrating the founding of the priory of Bevaix. Between 1524 and 1730 it was part of the municipality of Rochefort.GeographyBrot-Dessous had an area, of 5km2. Of this area, 0.62km2 or 12.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.92km2 or 79.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.35km2 or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01km2 or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06km2 or 1.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 0.6% is used for growing crops and 9.9% is pastures and 2.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The former municipality is located in the Boudry district. The municipal borders are the Areuse river and the crest of the Solmont mountain.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, an a mount Vert issuant a Tree of the same and a Plough Sable and Azure a Fish nainaint Argent.DemographicsBrot-Dessous had a population of 98., 5.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -11.3%. It has changed at a rate of -9.6% due to migration and at a rate of -3.5% due to births and deaths.