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Gorgier

Gorgier is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new municipality of La Grande-Béroche. Gorgier is first mentioned in 1252 as de Corgie. Gorgier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 33.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 56.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 2.

Boudry District

Boudry District was one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, until the district level was eliminated on 1 January 2018. It had a population of 40,701. The district capital was the town of Boudry. The district consists of the following municipalities: The municipalities of Auvernier, Bôle and Colombier merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Milvignes. The municipality Brot-Dessous merged into Rochefort on 1 January 2016.

Boudry

Boudry is a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Boudry is first mentioned in 1278 as Baudri. There are numerous prehistoric settlements around Boudry. These include the neolithic stilt houses on the banks of Lake Neuchâtel, the caves of Abri Baume du Four (occupied from the Neolithic to the La Tène period), tumuli of the Hallstatt period in the Vallon de Vers and two Celtic villages at Les Buchilles. There a number of Roman era artifacts and a Burgundian cemetery at Bel-Air by the Areuse river.

Montalchez

Montalchez is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new municipality of La Grande-Béroche. Montalchez is first mentioned in 1340 as villa de Montallichie. Montalchez has an area, , of . Of this area, or 57.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.

Fresens

Fresens is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new municipality of La Grande-Béroche. Fresens is first mentioned in 1265 as Hiremanz dit de Fressen. Fresens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 83.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 7.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads).

Vaumarcus

Vaumarcus is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new municipality of La Grande-Béroche. Vaumarcus was first mentioned in 1227 as Valmarcuel. It was created in 1875 as a merger of Vaumarcus and Vernéaz, and was called Vaumarcus-Vernéaz until 1966. Vaumarcus covers an area, , of . Of this area, or 59.

Canton of Neuchâtel

The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel (République et Canton de Neuchâtel) is a French-speaking canton in western Switzerland. In 2007, its population was 169,782, of whom 39,654 (or 23.4%) were foreigners. The capital is Neuchâtel. The only part of present-day Switzerland to enter the Confederation as a principality (on May 19, 1815), Neuchâtel has a unique history. Its first recorded ruler, Rudolph III of Burgundy, mentioned Neuchâtel in his will in 1032. The dynasty of Ulrich count of Fenis (Hasenburg) took over the town and its territories in 1034.