Val-de-Ruz District
Located in Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°02′24″ N 6°54′30″ E
- Population
- 17,411
- 17.4K
- Elevation
- 733 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Val-de-Ruz District
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport47 km
- BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg78 km
About Val-de-Ruz District
Val-de-Ruz District is a district. Location: Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Population: 17,411.
Val-de-Ruz District was one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, until the district level was eliminated on 1 January 2018. It consisted of the region of Val de Ruz and the surrounding Jura Mountains. The district capital was the town of Cernier. It had a population of 17,411.
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At a glance
- Area
- 128 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Val-de-Ruz District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 109 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (120 mm)
- Driest month
- March (87 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 101 | 87 | 92 | 112 | 120 | 105 | 109 | 102 | 100 | 109 | 115 |
How to get to Val-de-Ruz District
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 47 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (78 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 42 km to the east.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 47 kmeast
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 78 kmnortheast
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 108 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 42 kmeast
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 62 kmsouth
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 71 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 76 kmnortheast
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 85 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Val-de-Ruz District
Within 100 km: 300 historic and cultural sites, 2,217 natural sites, 396 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km94 places
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 18 kmE
- Lake Neuchâtel Lake 13 kmS
- Lake Murten Lake 18 kmSE
- Lake Biel Lake 21 kmE
25–60 km477 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 41 kmE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 41 kmS
- Lake Wohlen Lake 33 kmE
- Schwarzsee Lake 50 kmSE
60–100 km2,342 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 80 kmSE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 80 kmSE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 78 kmSE
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 89 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Val-de-Ruz District
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Val-de-Ruz District
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Val de Ruz Natural site, Canton of Neuchâtel0.1 km NE
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Chaumont Mountain, Canton of Neuchâtel4.8 km E
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Chaumont du Signal Mountain, Neuchâtel4.3 km E
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Musée d'ethnographie, Neuchâtel (MEN) Museum, Neuchâtel5.5 km S
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Seyon River, Switzerland5.6 km S
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Mont Sagne Mountain, La Chaux-de-Fonds6.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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