Hauteville, Switzerland

Hauteville
Coat of arms
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Location of Hauteville
Coordinates: 46°40′N 7°7′E / 46.667°N 7.117°E / 46.667; 7.117Coordinates: 46°40′N 7°7′E / 46.667°N 7.117°E / 46.667; 7.117
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Gruyère
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	10.52 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Elevation	717 m (2,352 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	643
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postal code	1648
SFOS number	2137
Surrounded by	Cerniat, Corbières, La Roche, Marsens, Pont-en-Ogoz, Pont-la-Ville
Website	http://www.hauteville.ch SFSO statistics

Hauteville is a municipality within the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Hauteville is first mentioned in 1148 as apud Altam villam. In 1227 it was mentioned as Jocelnus de Altaville.

Hauteville has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 10.5 square kilometers (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 5.37 km² (2.07 sq mi) or 51.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.6 km² (1.8 sq mi) or 43.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5 km² (0.19 sq mi) or 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km² (12 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 39.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 27.8% is pastures and 23.2% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.3% is in lakes and 0.2% is in rivers and streams.

The municipality is located in the Gruyère district, on the eastern shore of Lake of Gruyère. It consists of the village of Hauteville and the hamlets of Impart, Le Ru and Longemort.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a bend Argent overall a Palm Branch Vert in pale.

Hauteville has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 643. As of 2008^[update], 9.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 23.7%. Migration accounted for 15.4%, while births and deaths accounted for 10.3%.