Haut-Intyamon
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Croix-Blanche inn in Montbovon village
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Location of Haut-Intyamon
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| Coordinates: 46°31′N 7°3′E / 46.517°N 7.050°ECoordinates: 46°31′N 7°3′E / 46.517°N 7.050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Gruyère | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 60.45 km2 (23.34 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 763 m (2,503 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,523 | |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1669 | |
| SFOS number | 2121 | |
| Localities | Albeuve, Lessoc, Montbovon, Neirivue | |
| Surrounded by | Bas-Intyamon, Blonay (VD), Château-d'Œx (VD), Châtel-Saint-Denis, Grandvillard, Gruyères, Montreux (VD), Rossinière (VD), Semsales, Veytaux (VD) | |
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High-Intyamon is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The municipalities of Albeuve, Lessoc, Montbovon and Neirivue formed it on 1 January 2002.
Haut-Intyamon has an area, as of 2009[update], of 60.5 square kilometers (23.4 sq mi). Of this area, 29.85 km2 (11.53 sq mi) or 49.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.91 km2 (8.85 sq mi) or 37.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi) or 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and 5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi) or 9.5% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, 33.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 10.7% is pastures and 38.5% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.4% is in lakes and 0.4% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 6.7% is unproductive vegetation and 2.7% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality is located in the upper Intyamon valley, and the Lake Lessoc storage tank on the Saan river is located in the municipality.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Bend wavy per bend wavy Sable and Argent and overall a Crane Argent on a Rock Vert.
Haut-Intyamon has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,523. As of 2008[update], 10.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 6%. Migration accounted for 9.2%, while births and deaths accounted for -2.3%.
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