Morlon
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| Coordinates: 46°38′N 7°5′E / 46.633°N 7.083°ECoordinates: 46°38′N 7°5′E / 46.633°N 7.083°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Gruyère | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 751 m (2,464 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 592 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1638 | |
| SFOS number | 2143 | |
| Surrounded by | Botterens, Broc, Bulle, Echarlens, La Tour-de-Trême, Villarbeney, Villarvolard | |
| Website |
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Morlon is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Morlon is first mentioned in 1038 as Mollon. It was first mentioned as Morlon in 1500.
Morlon has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.5 square kilometers (0.97 sq mi). Of this area, 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) or 71.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 16.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi) or 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 1.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 15.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.3% is used for growing crops and 63.3% is pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.8% is in lakes and 0.4% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Gruyère district, at the southern end of the Lake of Gruyère. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Morlon on the Bulle-Fribourg road.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Gules a Crane rising Argent and Pally of Six Argent and Gules.
Morlon has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 592. As of 2008[update], 8.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 21.7%. Migration accounted for 13.1%, while births and deaths accounted for 9.6%.
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