Peseux, Neuchâtel

Geschichte

Peseux is a municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.HistoryPeseux is first mentioned in 1195 as apud Pusoz though this comes from a 15th-century copy of an earlier document. In 1278 it was mentioned as de Posoys.GeographyPeseux has an area, of 3.4km2. Of this area, 0.1km2 or 2.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.42km2 or 70.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.93km2 or 27.1% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 18.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 0.6% is used for growing crops and 1.2% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality is located in the Boudry district, near Neuchâtel on the road into Val-de-Travers. The woods at the lower end of the Val-de-Ruz cover about two-thirds of the municipality.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or and Azure, overall on a Bar Argent a Rifle Sable.DemographicsPeseux has a population of., 33.4% 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 2.2% due to migration and at a rate of 0.8% due to births and deaths.