Val-de-Ruz District

Val-de-Ruz District
District du Val-de-Ruz
District
Map
Country Switzerland
Canton Neuchâtel
CapitalCernier
Dissolved1 January 2018
Area
 • Total128.02 km2 (49.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total17,411
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities2

Val-de-Ruz District was one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, until the district level was eliminated on 1 January 2018.[1] It consisted of the region of Val de Ruz and the surrounding Jura Mountains. The district capital was the town of Cernier. It had a population of 17,411.

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 15 February 2018