Fontainemelon
Fontainemelon is a former municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Boudevilliers, Cernier, Chézard-Saint-Martin, Coffrane, Dombresson, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontainemelon, Fontaines…- Type: Village with 1,610 residents
- Description: village and former municipality in Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Fontainnemelom”, “Fontannamillon”, and “Fontannamillum”
- Postal code: 2052
Places of Interest
Highlights: Les Hauts-Geneveys railway station and Vue des Alpes.
Vue des Alpes
Mountain saddle
Vue des Alpes is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Vue des Alpes is situated 2½ km northwest of Fontainemelon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cernier and Fontaines.
Fontainemelon
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Val-de-Ruz, Val-de-Ruz District, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.05737° or 47° 3′ 27″ north
Longitude
6.89444° or 6° 53′ 40″ east
Population
1,610
Elevation
884 metres (2,900 feet)
Open location code
8FV83V4V+WQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Waray—“Fontainemelon” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Фонтаинемелон”
- Catalan: “Fontainemelon”
- Cebuano: “Fontainemelon”
- Chinese: “豐泰內梅隆”
- Dutch: “Fontainemelon”
- Esperanto: “Fontainemelon”
- French: “Fontainemelon”
- German: “Fontainemelon”
- Hungarian: “Fontainemelon”
- Irish: “Fontainemelon”
- Italian: “Fontainemelon”
- Lombard: “Fontainemelon”
- Malay: “Fontainemelon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fontainemelon”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fontainemelon”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Fontainemelon”
- Spanish: “Fontainemelon”
- Swedish: “Fontainemelon”
- Swiss German: “Fontainemelon”
- Turkish: “Fontainemelon”
- Upper Sorbian: “Fontainemelon”
- Volapük: “Fontainemelon”
- Waray (Philippines): “Fontainemelon”
- “Fontainemelon”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: La Bornicante and Cernier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ecurie des Pommiers and Service du feu.
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