Hauterive

Geschichte

Hauterive is a commune in the district and canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.HistoryHauterive is first mentioned about 1148 as arta ripa. The village's beginnings were first recorded in 1443 when monks founded the monastery Fontaine-André.GeographyHauterive has an area, of 2.1km2. Of this area, 0.25km2 or 11.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.27km2 or 59.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.64km2 or 30.2% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 15.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 0.9% is used for growing crops and 2.8% is pastures, while 8.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality is located in the Neuchâtel district, at the foot of the Chaumont near Neuchâtel.The Hauterivian Age of the Cretaceous Period of geological time is named for Hauterive.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Cross Or.DemographicsHauterive has a population of., 24.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -5%. It has changed at a rate of -7.9% due to migration and at a rate of 2.9% due to births and deaths.