Mont-Vully
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Municipal administration building in Haut-Vully
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Location of Mont-Vully
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| Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°5′E / 46.950°N 7.083°ECoordinates: 46°57′N 7°5′E / 46.950°N 7.083°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | See | |
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| • Total | 17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,495 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1787 Môtier 1789 Lugnorre 1786 Sugiez 1788 Praz |
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| SFOS number | 2284 | |
| Surrounded by | Cudrefin (VD), Faoug (VD), Greng, Ins (BE), Meyriez, Mur (VD), Murten/Morat | |
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website missing SFSO statistics |
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Mont-Vully is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2016 when the former municipalities of Bas-Vully and Haut-Vully merged.
Haut-Vully is first mentioned around 968-85 as Vuisliacense. In 1453 it was mentioned as Vuilliez.
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.
Mont-Vully has an area of 17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi).
Mont-Vully has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 3,495.
The House De W. J. Merz, the Gatschet House, the Les Rondas House, the De Steiger House, the d’Erlach-Velga House, the de Wattenwyl House and the oppidum of Mont Vully are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire villages of Môtier and of Praz are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
Gatschet House
Les Rondas House
De Steiger House
d’Erlach-Velga House
de Wattenwyl House
Mont Vully
It is home to the Môtier I prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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