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View of the southern side of the Abbey of Hauterive
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 Hauterive
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Location of Hauterive
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| Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°7′E / 46.767°N 7.117°ECoordinates: 46°46′N 7°7′E / 46.767°N 7.117°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Sarine | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11.94 km2 (4.61 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,415 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1725 Posieux 1730 Ecuvillens |
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| SFOS number | 2233 | |
| Surrounded by | Arconciel, Corpataux-Magnedens, Cottens, Farvagny, Marly, Matran, Neyruz, Villars-sur-Glâne | |
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Hauterive is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created from the union in 2001 of the villages of Posieux and Ecuvillens.
Its Cistercian abbey was founded in 1138, closing its doors in 1848 following the Sonderbund War, but was to reopen in 1939.
Hauterive has an area, as of 2009[update], of 11.9 square kilometers (4.6 sq mi). Of this area, 6.26 km2 (2.42 sq mi) or 52.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) or 30.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.86 km2 (0.72 sq mi) or 15.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.1% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 34.6% is used for growing crops and 17.3% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
It consists of the villages of Ecuvillens and Posieux as well as the hamlet of Grangeneuve.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally of seven Argent and Azure overall a Lion rampant Or langued armed and viriled Gules holding a Crosslet of the first. The current coat of arms combines the blue and white stripes from Ecuvillens and the lion and one cross from Posieux.
Hauterive has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,415. As of 2008[update], 10.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 36.9%. Migration accounted for 27.1%, while births and deaths accounted for 8.8%.
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