Dombresson

Geschichte

Dombresson 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.HistoryDombresson is first mentioned in 1178 as ecclesiam de Danbrizun.GeographyDombresson had an area, of 12.8km2. Of this area, 7.49km2 or 58.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.6km2 or 36.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.66km2 or 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04km2 or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.