Buttes

former municipality of Switzerland in Neuchâtel

Buttes was a municipality in the Val-de-Travers district in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers joined together and became the new municipality of Val-de-Travers.[1]

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Coat of arms of Buttes
Location of Buttes
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Buttes is located in Switzerland
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Buttes is located in Canton of Neuchâtel
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Coordinates: 46°53′N 6°33′E / 46.883°N 6.550°E / 46.883; 6.550
CountrySwitzerland
CantonNeuchâtel
DistrictVal-de-Travers
Area
 • Total16.20 km2 (6.25 sq mi)
Elevation
770 m (2,530 ft)
Population
 (December 2007)
 • Total601
 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
2115
SFOS number6503
Surrounded byFiez (VD), Fleurier, Fontaines-sur-Grandson (VD), La Côte-aux-Fées, Les Bayards, Les Verrières, Sainte-Croix (VD), Saint-Sulpice
Websitebuttes.ne.ch
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References

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  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010

Other websites

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  Media related to Buttes, Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons