Corcelles-Cormondrèche (Neuchâtel)

Geschichte

Corcelles-Cormondrèche is a municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.HistoryCorcelles-Cormondrèche is first mentioned in 1092 as Curcellis. Around 1220 it was mentioned as Cormundreschi.GeographyThe commune is situated about 5 km west of Neuchâtel.Corcelles-Cormondrèche has an area, of 4.9km2. Of this area, 1.49km2 or 30.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.08km2 or 42.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.28km2 or 26.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01km2 or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 17.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.9% of the area Out of the forested land, 41.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 16.7% is used for growing crops and 9.7% is pastures, while 4.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The municipality is located in the Boudry district. It consists of the villages of Corcelles and Cormondrèche and the Serroue forest clearing which contains a number of individual houses.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is In argent with a Couteau Or issuant from the dexter, three Vines proper, eradicated Vert, fructed Purpure; the Couteau washed by a Lake Azure and in the sinister canton a Forest Mark: two Ribs between two Cs affrontée in gules.