Hauterive, Neuchâtel
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| Coordinates: 47°1′N 6°58′E / 47.017°N 6.967°ECoordinates: 47°1′N 6°58′E / 47.017°N 6.967°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Neuchâtel | |
| District | Neuchâtel | |
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| • Total | 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 501 m (1,644 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,628 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2068 | |
| SFOS number | 6454 | |
| Surrounded by | Cudrefin (VD), Neuchâtel, Saint-Blaise | |
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Hauterive is a commune in the district and canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Hauterive is first mentioned about 1148 as arta ripa. The village's beginnings were first recorded in 1443 when monks founded the monastery Fontaine-André.
Hauterive has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.1 square kilometers (0.81 sq mi). Of this area, 0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi) or 11.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 59.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 30.2% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 15.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 0.9% is used for growing crops and 2.8% is pastures, while 8.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Neuchâtel district, at the foot of the Chaumont near Neuchâtel.
The Hauterivian Age of the Cretaceous Period of geological time is named for Hauterive.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Cross Or.
Hauterive has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,628. As of 2008[update], 24.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -5%. It has changed at a rate of -7.9% due to migration and at a rate of 2.9% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (2,175 or 82.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (164 or 6.2%) and Italian is the third (92 or 3.5%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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