La Grande Béroche is a
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 ...
in the
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ente ...
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 (Fra ...
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 ...
. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of
Bevaix
Bevaix is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new munici ...
,
Fresens
Fresens is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new mun ...
,
Gorgier,
Montalchez
Montalchez is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new mun ...
,
Saint-Aubin-Sauges
Saint-Aubin-Sauges is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into t ...
and
Vaumarcus
Vaumarcus is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bevaix, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Gorgier, Vaumarcus, Montalchez and Fresens merged into the new ...
merged to form the new municipality.
History
Bevaix
Bevaix is first mentioned in 998 as ''in villa Bevacensi''. In 1139 it was mentioned as ''Betuaci''.
Fresens
Fresens is first mentioned in 1265 as ''Hiremanz dit de Fressen''.
Gorgier
Gorgier is first mentioned in 1252 as ''de Corgie''.
Saint-Aubin-Sauges
Saint-Aubin-Sauges is first mentioned in 1176 as ''Sancti Albini''. In 1340 it was mentioned as ''villa de Sauges''.
Vaumarcus
Vaumarcus was first mentioned in 1227 as ''Valmarcuel''.
It was created in 1875 as a merger of Vaumarcus and
Vernéaz, and was called ''Vaumarcus-Vernéaz'' until 1966.
Montalchez
Montalchez is first mentioned in 1340 as ''villa de Montallichie''.
Geography
After the merger, La Grande Béroche has an area, , of .
It was part of the district of
Boudry
Boudry a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
History
Boudry is first mentioned in 1278 as ''Baudri''.
There are numerous prehistoric settlements around Boudry. These include the neolithic stilt houses on the banks of Lak ...
until the district level was eliminated on 1 January 2018.
Demographics
The new municipality has a population () of .
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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Heritage sites of national significance
The prehistoric lake shore settlement at Baie De Bevaix, the neolithic funerary and cultural center of Treytel-A Sugiez in Bevaix,
Gorgier Castle, the
Gallo-Roman
Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire. It was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman culture, language, morals and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context ...
settlement at La Béroche and a prehistoric lake shore settlement in Gorgier, La Béroche, a
Gallo-Roman
Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire. It was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman culture, language, morals and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context ...
settlement, and the
neolithic
The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several pa ...
settlement at Port Conty / Tivoli in Saint-Aubin-Sauges, the La Redoute Des Bourguignons, a prehistoric site and
hallstatt
Hallstatt ( , , ) is a small town in the district of Gmunden, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Situated between the southwestern shore of Hallstätter See and the steep slopes of the Dachstein massif, the town lies in the Salzkammergut ...
tumulus
A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or '' kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones ...
in Vaumarcus are all listed as Swiss
heritage site of national significance.
World heritage site
The new municipality is home to three prehistoric sites which are part of the
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are a series of prehistoric pile dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. In 2011, 111 sites located variousl ...
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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. Bevaix is home to the L’Abbaye 2 site, Gorgier has the Les Argilliez site and Saint-Aubin-Sauges has the Port-Conty site each of which is a prehistoric
pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlement.
[UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]
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L'Abbaye 2 is a Bronze Age submerged site located near the L'Abbaye 1 Neolithic site. The former village at L'Abbaye 2 is about from the lake shore and consisted of a number of stilt houses. It has been dendrochronologically dated to 1040-986 BC. The village site covers an area of about and was probably connected to the shore by a foot bridge. About 400 Bronze Age objects have been discovered in the water around the village.[Palafittes.org nominating documents-Volume II: Id-files of the component parts of the serial, section 2]
accessed 18 October 2011
The Les Argilliez site consists of two villages. One is a Classical Cortaillod village with 6 piles dated between 3841 and 3817 BC. The other is a Late Cortaillod site with 2 piles from 3531 to 3528 BC. Both villages are in a small bay about north of the Chez-le-Bart 1 site. The remains of the villages are still quite visible underwater and stretch over an area of about . Some stone axes, antler ax handles and pottery fragments have been discovered.[
Port-Conty has two neolithic settlements. The first is a Late Cortaillod or Port-Conty type Cortaillod village. One piece of timber from this site has been dated to 3574. The second village is a Late Horgen village. Five of the piles are from 3160 and 3159, and two piles are from 3064 and 3062. The site was discovered in 1860 by F. Troyon, who originally thought it was a ]Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
village. Further excavations in the late 19th and early 20th century found that it was a neolithic site. In 1929-1932, P. Vouga dug a long () deep trench to examine a single layer. He found three archaeological horizons which were from the Middle Neolithic, the Late Neolithic and the end of the Late Neolithic. Based on his study, it appears that the site was covered by an artificial mound which was and about deep. It was built in two stages, with a layer of branches between the layers.[
File:La pointe du grain à Bevaix.jpg, Baie De Bevaix site
File:Gorgier Château de Gorgier 20100831 4054HDR.jpg, Gorgier Castle
File:Saint-Aubin Sauges La Béroche 20110830 4085.jpg, La Béroche area
File:L 004087-1 Gorgier Stations lacustres préhistoriques.jpg, Les Argilliez site
File:La Béroche établissement gallo-romain.jpg, La Béroche site
File:St-Aubin-Sauges Port Conty DSC9853 20110923.jpg, Port Conty
]
References
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