Les Hauts-Geneveys
Encyclopedia
Les Hauts-Geneveys is a 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
, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane
, Les Hauts-Geneveys, Montmollin
, Le Pâquier
and Savagnier
are seeking approval from the voters to merge on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Val-de-Ruz.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 39.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.6% is used for growing crops and 12.3% is pastures and 32.7% is used for alpine pastures.
Les Hauts-Geneveys lies at an altitude of 986 metres (3,234.9 ft), 8 kilometres (5 mi) directly northwest of the canton capital, Neuchâtel. This high-altitude village in the Val-de-Ruz
lies on the eastern slope of the Tête de Ran peak in the Jura mountains
. This location provides a view of the basin of the Val de Ruz, of the Swiss plateau
and a clear view up to the Swiss Alps
.
The municipality covers a small portion of the northwest part of the Val de Ruz syncline
, and extends west up and over the wooded slope, called Forêt de la Baume, of the Tête de Ran anticline
and down the slope of Tête de Ran peak to the heights known as Derrière Tête de Ran. On these Jura highlands are expansive meadows and isolated stands of spruce (Picea abies)
. In the far western part of the municipality there are two small basins at the northeastern edge of the Vallée des Ponts. The highest point of Les Hauts-Geneveys is 1422 m (4,665.4 ft) on the southwest part of the Tête de Ran ridge on the Rochers Bruns.
Neighboring municipalities of Les Hauts-Geneveys are Boudevilliers
to the south, Fontaines
and Fontainemelon
to the east and north, and La Sagne
, of the La Chaux-de-Fonds District
, to the west.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Azure, two Branches of Juniper tree Vert fructed Gules in saltire.
Most of the population speaks French
(907 or 92.3%) as their first language, German
is the second most common (34 or 3.5%) and Italian
is the third (17 or 1.7%).
, the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. The population was made up of 378 Swiss men (44.0% of the population) and 47 (5.5%) non-Swiss men. There were 388 Swiss women (45.2%) and 46 (5.4%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 148 or about 15.1% were born in Les Hauts-Geneveys and lived there in 2000. There were 435 or 44.3% who were born in the same canton, while 201 or 20.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 148 or 15.1% were born outside of Switzerland.
, children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 22.5% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 66.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.9%.
, there were 455 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 423 married individuals, 36 widows or widowers and 69 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 384 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 125 households that consist of only one person and 23 households with five or more people. , a total of 375 apartments (86.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 50 apartments (11.5%) were seasonally occupied and 11 apartments (2.5%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 14.6 new units per 1000 residents.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SP
which received 28.22% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
(27.24%), the LPS Party
(14.48%) and the FDP
(12.41%). In the federal election, a total of 352 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 57.1%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 196. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 4, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 42 of which 18 or (42.9%) were in manufacturing and 24 (57.1%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 150. In the tertiary sector; 3 or 2.0% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 9 or 6.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 3 or 2.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 5 or 3.3% were in education and 121 or 80.7% were in health care.
, there were 177 workers who commuted into the municipality and 376 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 11.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 69.3% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 70 individuals (or about 7.12% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish
, and 4 (or about 0.41% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There were 3 individuals who belonged to another church. 225 (or about 22.89% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 54 individuals (or about 5.49% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 156 who completed tertiary schooling, 54.5% were Swiss men, 28.2% were Swiss women, 14.7% were non-Swiss men.
In the canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory kindergarten
, 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. During the 2010-11 school year, there was one kindergarten class with a total of 16 students in Les Hauts-Geneveys. In the same year, there were 2 primary classes with a total of 29 students.
, there were 13 students in Les Hauts-Geneveys who came from another municipality, while 97 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Val-de-Ruz
Val-de-Ruz (district)
Val-de-Ruz District is a district of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, consisting of the region of Val de Ruz and the surrounding Jura Mountains. The district capital is the town of Cernier...
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Neuchâtel in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
The municipalities of Boudevilliers
Boudevilliers
Boudevilliers is a municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.-Geography:Boudevilliers has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.2% is forested...
, Cernier
Cernier
Cernier is the 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, Fontainemelon, Fontaines, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
, Chézard-Saint-Martin
Chézard-Saint-Martin
Chézard-Saint-Martin is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les...
, Coffrane
Coffrane
Coffrane is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
, Dombresson
Dombresson
Dombresson is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
, Engollon
Engollon
Engollon is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
, Fenin-Vilars-Saules
Fenin-Vilars-Saules
Fenin-Vilars-Saules is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les...
, Fontainemelon
Fontainemelon
Fontainemelon is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
, Fontaines
Fontaines, Switzerland
Fontaines is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane
Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane
Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les...
, Les Hauts-Geneveys, Montmollin
Montmollin
Montmollin is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
, Le Pâquier
Le Pâquier, Neuchâtel
Le Pâquier is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
and Savagnier
Savagnier
Savagnier is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
are seeking approval from the voters to merge on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Val-de-Ruz.
History
Les Hauts-Geneveys is first mentioned in 1342 as Geneveis sus Fontannes. In 1599 it was mentioned as Haultz Geneveys.Geography
Les Hauts-Geneveys has an area, , of 8 square kilometre. Of this area, 3.88 square kilometre or 48.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.59 square kilometre or 45.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5 square kilometre or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 39.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.6% is used for growing crops and 12.3% is pastures and 32.7% is used for alpine pastures.
Les Hauts-Geneveys lies at an altitude of 986 metres (3,234.9 ft), 8 kilometres (5 mi) directly northwest of the canton capital, Neuchâtel. This high-altitude village in the Val-de-Ruz
Val-de-Ruz (district)
Val-de-Ruz District is a district of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, consisting of the region of Val de Ruz and the surrounding Jura Mountains. The district capital is the town of Cernier...
lies on the eastern slope of the Tête de Ran peak in the Jura mountains
Jura mountains
The Jura Mountains are a small mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of the watershed of each...
. This location provides a view of the basin of the Val de Ruz, of the Swiss plateau
Swiss plateau
The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau constitutes one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the Jura mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of the Swiss surface...
and a clear view up to the Swiss Alps
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
.
The municipality covers a small portion of the northwest part of the Val de Ruz syncline
Syncline
In structural geology, a syncline is a fold, with younger layers closer to the center of the structure. A synclinorium is a large syncline with superimposed smaller folds. Synclines are typically a downward fold, termed a synformal syncline In structural geology, a syncline is a fold, with younger...
, and extends west up and over the wooded slope, called Forêt de la Baume, of the Tête de Ran anticline
Anticline
In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core. The term is not to be confused with antiform, which is a purely descriptive term for any fold that is convex up. Therefore if age relationships In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is...
and down the slope of Tête de Ran peak to the heights known as Derrière Tête de Ran. On these Jura highlands are expansive meadows and isolated stands of spruce (Picea abies)
Norway Spruce
Norway Spruce is a species of spruce native to Europe. It is also commonly referred to as the European Spruce.- Description :...
. In the far western part of the municipality there are two small basins at the northeastern edge of the Vallée des Ponts. The highest point of Les Hauts-Geneveys is 1422 m (4,665.4 ft) on the southwest part of the Tête de Ran ridge on the Rochers Bruns.
Neighboring municipalities of Les Hauts-Geneveys are Boudevilliers
Boudevilliers
Boudevilliers is a municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.-Geography:Boudevilliers has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.2% is forested...
to the south, Fontaines
Fontaines, Switzerland
Fontaines is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
and Fontainemelon
Fontainemelon
Fontainemelon is a 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, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
to the east and north, and La Sagne
La Sagne
La Sagne is a municipality in the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.-Geography:La Sagne has an area, , of . Of this area, or 59.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.0% is forested...
, of the La Chaux-de-Fonds District
La Chaux-de-Fonds (district)
La Chaux-de-Fonds District is one of the six districts of the largely French-speaking canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, lying in the Montagnes Neuchâteloises Region. The district capital is the town of La Chaux-de-Fonds...
, to the west.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
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...
of the municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is Azure, two Branches of Juniper tree Vert fructed Gules in saltire.
Demographics
Les Hauts-Geneveys has a population of . , 10.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -3.4%. It has changed at a rate of -9.4% due to migration and at a rate of 4.3% due to births and deaths.Most of the population speaks French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
(907 or 92.3%) as their first language, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
is the second most common (34 or 3.5%) and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
is the third (17 or 1.7%).
, the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. The population was made up of 378 Swiss men (44.0% of the population) and 47 (5.5%) non-Swiss men. There were 388 Swiss women (45.2%) and 46 (5.4%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 148 or about 15.1% were born in Les Hauts-Geneveys and lived there in 2000. There were 435 or 44.3% who were born in the same canton, while 201 or 20.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 148 or 15.1% were born outside of Switzerland.
, children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 22.5% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 66.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.9%.
, there were 455 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 423 married individuals, 36 widows or widowers and 69 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 384 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 125 households that consist of only one person and 23 households with five or more people. , a total of 375 apartments (86.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 50 apartments (11.5%) were seasonally occupied and 11 apartments (2.5%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 14.6 new units per 1000 residents.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
which received 28.22% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
(27.24%), the LPS Party
Liberal Party of Switzerland
The Liberal Party of Switzerland was a party with economically liberal policies. It was known as a party of the upper class. On 1 January 2009 it merged with the larger Free Democratic Party to establish FDP.The Liberals....
(14.48%) and the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
(12.41%). In the federal election, a total of 352 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 57.1%.
Economy
, Les Hauts-Geneveys had an unemployment rate of 3.8%. , there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 44 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 17 businesses in this sector. 196 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 18 businesses in this sector. There were 482 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.5% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
jobs was 196. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 4, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 42 of which 18 or (42.9%) were in manufacturing and 24 (57.1%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 150. In the tertiary sector; 3 or 2.0% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 9 or 6.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 3 or 2.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 5 or 3.3% were in education and 121 or 80.7% were in health care.
, there were 177 workers who commuted into the municipality and 376 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 11.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 69.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 242 or 24.6% were Roman Catholic, while 417 or 42.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
, and there were 70 individuals (or about 7.12% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, and 4 (or about 0.41% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There were 3 individuals who belonged to another church. 225 (or about 22.89% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable....
or atheist
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
, and 54 individuals (or about 5.49% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Les Hauts-Geneveys about 347 or (35.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 156 or (15.9%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
). Of the 156 who completed tertiary schooling, 54.5% were Swiss men, 28.2% were Swiss women, 14.7% were non-Swiss men.
In the canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
, 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. During the 2010-11 school year, there was one kindergarten class with a total of 16 students in Les Hauts-Geneveys. In the same year, there were 2 primary classes with a total of 29 students.
, there were 13 students in Les Hauts-Geneveys who came from another municipality, while 97 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
External links
- "Portail du Canton de Neuchatel, district du Val-de-Ruz, commune des Hauts-Geneveys", general information about Les Hauts-Geneveys in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
; - "Administration communale: Les Hauts-Geneveys";
- Les Hauts-Geneveys Statistics 2000 in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
; - aerial photos of Les Hauts-Geneveys;