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Fontainemelon
Neuchâtelvillage
Total population
1,605
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Fontainemelon is a village that lies in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 47.057°, 6.894°. Around 1,605 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The location receives about 1,254 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia5,948
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta5,605
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,973
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta4,620
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia4,418
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,877
- European hareLepus europaeus Pallas, 1778 · Mammalia3,826
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves3,628
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 4.4 — 2023-03-221 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
- M 3.9 — 2022-09-101 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
- M 4.1 — 2021-12-242 km WSW of Blamont, France
- M 3.1 — 2018-05-042 km W of Schliengen, Germany
- M 4.1 — 2017-07-017 km E of Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Neuchâtel
- Cernier0.5 mi away · pop. 1,921
- Fontaines NE1 mi away · pop. 912
- Les Hauts-Geneveys1.3 mi away · pop. 983
- Chézard-Saint-Martin1.3 mi away · pop. 1,819
- Fenin-Vilars-Saules2.5 mi away · pop. 765
- Valangin2.9 mi away · pop. 485
- Savagnier3 mi away · pop. 903
- Dombresson3.1 mi away · pop. 1,521
- Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane3.6 mi away · pop. 1,409
- La Chaux-de-Fonds4.3 mi away · pop. 39,027
- La Sagne NE4.7 mi away · pop. 939
- Peseux4.7 mi away · pop. 5,778
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 6478
- Wikidata
- Q68544
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771