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Villiers is a former
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Val-de-Ruz Val-de-Ruz ( frp, Vâl-de-Ruely) is a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Boudevilliers, Cernier, Chézard-Saint-Martin, Coffrane, Dombresson, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontainemelon, Font ...
in the canton of
Neuchâtel , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France), ...
in
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. The municipalities of
Boudevilliers Boudevilliers 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, Fontain ...
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Cernier Cernier is the former capital of 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, Fontainemelo ...
,
Chézard-Saint-Martin Chézard-Saint-Martin 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, Fo ...
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Coffrane Coffrane 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, ...
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Dombresson Dombresson 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, Fontainem ...
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Engollon Engollon 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, Fontaineme ...
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Fenin-Vilars-Saules Fenin-Vilars-Saules 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, Font ...
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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, Font ...
, Fontaines,
Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane 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-Sau ...
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Les Hauts-Geneveys Les Hauts-Geneveys 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, Fonta ...
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Montmollin Montmollin 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, Fontaineme ...
, Le Pâquier,
Savagnier Savagnier 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, Fontaineme ...
and Villiers merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of
Val-de-Ruz Val-de-Ruz ( frp, Vâl-de-Ruely) is a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Boudevilliers, Cernier, Chézard-Saint-Martin, Coffrane, Dombresson, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontainemelon, Font ...
.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013


History

Villiers is first mentioned in 1191 as ''in Vilar''. In 1308 it was mentioned as ''de Villier''.


Geography

Villiers had an area, , of . Of this area, or 44.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 53.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.2% is unproductive land.
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.9%. Out of the forested land, 49.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.3% is used for growing crops and 17.1% is pastures and 18.8% is used for alpine pastures. The former municipality is located in the Val de Ruz district, at the foot of the Chaumont and near the source of the Seyon river. It consists of the village of Villiers, the
hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
of Clémesin and the alpine pastures of de La Dame, Chuffort, Aarberg, Ile-Frienisberg and Dombresson.


Coat of arms

The
blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The vis ...
of the municipal
coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
is ''Gules, a Heart Argent and in chief a Mullet of Eight of the same.''


Demographics

Villiers had a population () of 450.Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB
''Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter'' accessed 3 October 2012
, 7.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals.
accessed 19 June 2010
Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 14.8%. Migration accounted for 8.8%, while births and deaths accounted for 7%.
accessed 3 November 2011
Most of the population () speaks French (379 or 96.2%) as their first language,
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...
is the second most common (9 or 2.3%) and
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
is the third (2 or 0.5%). There is 1 person who speaks
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...
. , the population was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. The population was made up of 201 Swiss men (46.4% of the population) and 16 (3.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 197 Swiss women (45.5%) and 19 (4.4%) non-Swiss women.Canton of Neuchatel Statistics
, ''République et canton de Neuchâtel – Recensement annuel de la population'' accessed 13 October 2011
Of the population in the municipality, 111 or about 28.2% were born in Villiers and lived there in 2000. There were 159 or 40.4% who were born in the same canton, while 82 or 20.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 35 or 8.9% were born outside of Switzerland. , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 32% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 7.1%. , there were 172 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 185 married individuals, 16 widows or widowers and 21 individuals who are divorced.STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 – 2000
accessed 2 February 2011
, there were 135 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.9 persons per household. There were 26 households that consist of only one person and 17 households with five or more people. , a total of 133 apartments (82.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 26 apartments (16.0%) were seasonally occupied and 3 apartments (1.9%) were empty.Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB – Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 – Gebäude und Wohnungen
accessed 28 January 2011
, the construction rate of new housing units was 2.3 new units per 1000 residents. The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1080 height:210 PlotArea = height:150 left:100 bottom:50 right:100 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:400 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:80 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:16 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:42 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1531 from:start till:48 bar:1531 at:58 fontsize:S text: " 12 Hearths" shift:(7,5) bar:1750 from:start till:198 text:"198" bar:1850 from:start till:288 text:"288" bar:1860 from:start till:380 text:"380" bar:1870 from:start till:373 text:"373" bar:1880 from:start till:371 text:"371" bar:1888 from:start till:387 text:"387" bar:1900 from:start till:399 text:"399" bar:1910 from:start till:294 text:"294" bar:1920 from:start till:298 text:"298" bar:1930 from:start till:270 text:"270" bar:1941 from:start till:240 text:"240" bar:1950 from:start till:245 text:"245" bar:1960 from:start till:199 text:"199" bar:1970 from:start till:165 text:"165" bar:1980 from:start till:228 text:"228" bar:1990 from:start till:309 text:"309" bar:2000 from:start till:394 text:"394"


Politics

In the
2007 federal election This electoral calendar 2007 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2007 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections. By-elections are not i ...
the most popular party was the SVP which received 27.66% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (21.64%), the LPS Party (19.68%) and the
Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...
(11.81%). In the federal election, a total of 181 votes were cast, and the
voter turnout In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Unive ...
was 57.8%.


Economy

, Villiers had an unemployment rate of 3.6%. , there were 27 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 64 people were employed in the
secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. ...
and there were 6 businesses in this sector. 31 people were employed in the
tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...
, with 8 businesses in this sector. There were 204 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.6% of the workforce. the total number of
full-time equivalent Full-time equivalent (FTE), or whole time equivalent (WTE), is a unit that indicates the workload of an employee, employed person (or student) in a way that makes workloads or class loads comparable across various contexts. FTE is often used to me ...
jobs was 99. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 21, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 56 of which 52 or (92.9%) were in manufacturing and 4 (7.1%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 22. In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 18.2% were in a hotel or restaurant and 1 was in the information industry. , there were 52 workers who commuted into the municipality and 155 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.0 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Statweb
accessed 24 June 2010
Of the working population, 10.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 67.2% used a private car.


Religion

From the , 58 or 14.7% were
Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
, while 205 or 52.0% belonged to the
Swiss Reformed Church The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...
. Of the rest of the population, there were 16 individuals (or about 4.06% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 3 individuals (or about 0.76% of the population) who were
Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
, and 116 (or about 29.44% of the population) belonged to no church, are
agnostic Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. (page 56 in 1967 edition) Another definition provided is the view that "human reason is incapable of providing sufficient ...
or
atheist Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...
, and 4 individuals (or about 1.02% of the population) did not answer the question.


Education

In Villiers about 146 or (37.1%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 50 or (12.7%) have completed additional higher education (either
university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...
or a ''
Fachhochschule A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
''). Of the 50 who completed tertiary schooling, 56.0% were Swiss men, 38.0% were Swiss women. In the canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory
kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cent ...
, followed by five years of mandatory primary education. The next four years of mandatory secondary education is provided at thirteen larger secondary schools, which many students travel out of their home municipality to attend. The kindergarten is combined with Le Pâquier and
Dombresson Dombresson 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, Fontainem ...
while the primary school is combined with
Dombresson Dombresson 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, Fontainem ...
. During the 2010–11 school year, there were 3 kindergarten classes with a total of 50 students between the municipalities. In the same year, there were 8 primary classes with a total of 156 students.Statistical Department of the Canton of Neuchâtel
Mémento de l'année scolaire 2010/2011 accessed 17 October 2011
, there were 86 students from Villiers who attended schools outside the municipality.


References

{{Authority control Former municipalities of the canton of Neuchâtel