Cornaux

Cornaux
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Neuchâtel (NE)
District :	No district division
BFS no. :	6451
Postal code :	2087
Coordinates :	568142  /  209847 coordinates: 47 ° 2 '20 "  N , 7 ° 1' 10"  O ; CH1903:  568142  /  209847
Height :	440  m above sea level M.
Height range :	421–671 m above sea level M.
Area :	4.73  km²
Residents:	1563 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	330 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.cornaux.ch
Cornaux
Location of the municipality

Cornaux ( German Curnau ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel . It is located on the Zihl Canal between Lake Neuchâtel and Lake Biel .

geography

Cornaux lies between the slopes of the Jura and the plain between Lake Neuchâtel and Lake Biel. Three municipalities border Cornaux: Cressier in the northeast, Saint-Blaise in the west and Thielle-Wavre in the south, where the Zihl Canal forms the cantonal border with Bern .

The southern part of the municipality of Cornaux is defined by the agricultural and industrial zones . The northeastern territory consists of vineyards and the village, the northeast of forest.

The total area of ​​the municipality is 469 hectares , 116 hectares of which are building and industrial land and 353 hectares are agricultural areas.

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1954

politics

The municipal council ( conseil communal ) forms the executive branch . It consists of 5 elected members and is elected for 4 years. The town council meets once a week to discuss day-to-day business.

The legislature , the General Council ( conseil général ) consists of 25 elected members who are each elected for 4 years according to the proportional system . Three parties are represented in the current legislative period: FDP , Liberal Party and SPS .

The voting shares of the parties at the 2015 National Council election were: FDP 30.5%, SVP 30.3%, SP 20.5%, GPS 5.4%, PdA 4.8%, CVP 4.4%, glp 1.6 %, List you vote blanc 1.2%, BDP 0.8%.

economy

Agriculture (in particular viticulture ) is dominant in Cornaux . There are also a number of craftsmen as well as some industry. A third of the Cressier refinery is on the Cornaux parish.

history

Cornaux ( Curnaul , Curnal , Culnau ) was first mentioned in writing in 1212 - then as Curnaul . The document from the Abbey of Saint-Jean concerned border disputes between the "Corbanetchs" (residents of Cornaux) and the neighboring community. The Saint-Pierre church was built in 1340.

Many of the houses in the village center date from the 16th century and are evidence of the busy and quiet life of their residents. The authorities (Counts von Fenis, von Freiburg, von Hochberg, then the Comtes d'Orléans, Prince Berthier, the King of Prussia ...) regarded these as loyal and problem-free citizens whose main problems were their agriculture and taxes the authorities turned. There is no known dramatic or decisive event.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Cornaux

Web links

Commons : Cornaux  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Cornaux (French)
• Michel Egloff and Olivier Girardbille: Cornaux. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ^ Election du Conseil National du October 18, 2015, Résultats des partis - Les suffrages. (aspx) (No longer available online.) Chancellerie d'État neuchâtelois, October 18, 2015, archived from the original on November 1, 2015 ; Retrieved October 30, 2016 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.