Cressier

Geschichte

Cressier is a municipality in the district of Neuchâtel in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel.HistoryCressier is first mentioned in 1180 as Crisciaco.GeographyCressier has an area, of 8.6km2. Of this area, 2.4km2 or 28.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.67km2 or 54.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.37km2 or 16.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.1km2 or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06km2 or 0.7% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 7.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. Out of the forested land, 53.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.2% is used for growing crops and 7.6% is pastures, while 6.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The municipality is located in the Neuchâtel district, at the foot of the Jura Mountains and near the, flood-prone, Thielle river. It consists of the village of Cressier and the hamlet of Frochaux.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, Or on a pale Gules three Chevrons Argent and Azure a Letter C Argent.DemographicsCressier has a population of., 28.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 3.4%. It has changed at a rate of 0.4% due to migration and at a rate of 3.6% due to births and deaths.