Bôle

Bôle is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipalities of Auvernier, Bôle and Colombier merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Milvignes.

History

Bôle is first mentioned in 1346 as Boule.

Geography

Bôle had an area, as of 2009, of 2.6 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi). Of this area, 0.7 km² (0.27 sq mi) or 27.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.16 km² (0.45 sq mi) or 45.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.73 km² (0.28 sq mi) or 28.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 17.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 43.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 9.7% is used for growing crops and 10.9% is pastures, while 6.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The former municipality is located in the Boudry district, on the slope above the old Roman era road Vy d'Etraz. It consists of the linear village of Bôle.

Böle

Böle may refer to the following places in Northern Europe:

Finland

Sweden

Běleč

Běleč is the name of several locations in the Czech Republic: