Cernier | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cernier  | |
  Cernier  Cernier | |
| Coordinates: 47°3.45′N 6°54′E / 47.05750°N 6.900°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Neuchâtel |
| District | Val-de-Ruz |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
| Population (2011-12) | |
• Total | 2,223 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2053 |
| SFOS number | 6472 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-NE |
| Surrounded by | Chézard-Saint-Martin, Engollon, Fontainemelon, Fontaines, Renan (BE) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Cernier (French pronunciation: [sɛʁnje]) is the former capital of 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.[1]
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013