Valangin

Geschichte

Valangin is a municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.HistoryValangin is first mentioned in 1241 as de Valengiz.GeographyValangin has an area, of 3.8km2. Of this area, 1.48km2 or 39.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.87km2 or 49.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.34km2 or 9.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01km2 or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.3%. Out of the forested land, 46.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 22.3% is used for growing crops and 17.0% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The municipality is located in the Val de Ruz district, at the northern entrance of the Seyon canyon. It consists of the village of Valangin, the hamlet of La Borcaderie and the agricultural areas of Bussy and Sorgereux.The Valanginian Age of the Cretaceous Period of geological time is named for Valangin.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, on a pale Or three Chevrons Sable.DemographicsValangin has a population of., 22.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 1.7%. It has changed at a rate of -5.4% due to migration and at a rate of 7.3% due to births and deaths.