Mur, Switzerland
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°4′E / 46.950°N 7.067°ECoordinates: 46°57′N 7°4′E / 46.950°N 7.067°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Broye-Vully | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jean-Claude Tosalli | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 211 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1787 | |
| SFOS number | 5460 | |
| Surrounded by | Cudrefin, Faoug, Greng (FR), Haut-Vully (FR), Vallamand | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Mur is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Bellerive, Chabrey, Constantine, Montmagny, Mur, Vallamand and Villars-le-Grand merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Vully-les-Lacs.
Mur is first mentioned in 1396 as Murs.
Mur has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.78 square kilometers (0.69 sq mi). Of this area, 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 9.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 14.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 1.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.1%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.2% of the area Out of the forested land, 7.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 55.6% is used for growing crops and 11.2% is pastures, while 7.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Avenches District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Mur became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The village is divided by the Fribourg-Vaud border with the easternmost part of the village belonging to the Fribourg municipality of Haut-Vully.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Sable and Vert, overall a Wall embattled Argent masoned Sable. This is an example of canting as the word for wall in French is le mur.
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