Bas-Vully

Bas-Vully
Former municipality of Switzerland
Praz village
Coat of arms
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Location of Bas-Vully
Coordinates: 46°58′N 7°7′E / 46.967°N 7.117°E / 46.967; 7.117Coordinates: 46°58′N 7°7′E / 46.967°N 7.117°E / 46.967; 7.117
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	See
Government
• Executive	Conseil communal with 7 members
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	9.95 km2 (3.84 sq mi)
Elevation	433 m (1,421 ft)
Population (December 2015)
• Total	2,120
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Postal code	1786 Sugiez 1788 Praz
SFOS number	2280
Surrounded by	Galmiz, Haut-Vully, Ins (BE), Muntelier, Müntschemier (BE), Murten/Morat
Website	mont-vully.ch SFSO statistics

Bas-Vully is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Bas-Vully and Haut-Vully merged to form Mont-Vully.

Bas-Vully is first mentioned in 968 as Williacense. Until 1831 it was known as vor Commune générale des quatre villages de La Rivière. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Unterwistenlach, however, that name is no longer used.

Bas-Vully had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 10 square kilometers (3.9 sq mi). Of this area, 6.98 km² (2.69 sq mi) or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.25 km² (0.48 sq mi) or 12.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.37 km² (0.53 sq mi) or 13.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.29 km² (0.11 sq mi) or 2.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 11.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 53.7% is used for growing crops and 9.9% is pastures, while 6.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The former municipality is located in the See/Lac district, at the foot of Mont Vully. It consists of the hamlets of Praz, Nant, Sugiez and the abandoned settlement of Chaumont. Bas-Vully is located 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the north of Murten. The three villages of Suigez, Nant and Praz, due to their close proximity, now form a single urban area. The municipality extends from the north shore of Lake Murten to the foot of Mount Vully.