Chézard-Saint-Martin

Geschichte

Chézard-Saint-Martin 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.HistorySaint-Martin is first mentioned in 998 as Sancto Martino. Petit-Chézard was mentioned in 1143 as Esser, while Grand-Chézard was first mentioned in 1285 as Chesas.GeographyChézard-Saint-Martin had an area, of 13.1km2. Of this area, 7.36km2 or 56.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.97km2 or 38.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.69km2 or 5.3% is settled (buildings or roads).