Prévondavaux
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| Coordinates: 46°43.67′N 6°47.6′E / 46.72783°N 6.7933°ECoordinates: 46°43.67′N 6°47.6′E / 46.72783°N 6.7933°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Broye | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 688 m (2,257 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 65 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1410 | |
| SFOS number | 2038 | |
| Surrounded by | Cheiry, Combremont-le-Petit (VD), Denezy (VD), Forel-sur-Lucens (VD), Villars-le-Comte (VD) | |
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Prévondavaux is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Prévondavaux is first mentioned in 1403 as Profunda vallis. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Tiefental, however, that name is no longer used.
Prévondavaux has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.8 square kilometers (0.69 sq mi). Of this area, 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi) or 63.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) or 32.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 5.0% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 25.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 33.3% is used for growing crops and 30.0% is pastures.
The municipality is located in the Broye district, in the far western corner of the Surpierre exclave.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, on a Bend wavy Argent in chief a Mullet of Five Or.
Prévondavaux has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 65. As of 2008[update], 9.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 14.5%. Migration accounted for 1.8%, while births and deaths accounted for 12.7%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (57 or 90.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (5 or 7.9%) and Italian is the third (1 or 1.6%).
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