Salvenach

Salvenach
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Salvenach
Coordinates: 46°55′N 7°9′E / 46.917°N 7.150°E / 46.917; 7.150Coordinates: 46°55′N 7°9′E / 46.917°N 7.150°E / 46.917; 7.150
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	See
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 5 members
• Mayor	Ammann
Area
• Total	3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation	561 m (1,841 ft)
Population (Dec 2014)
• Total	551
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Postal code	1794
SFOS number	2277
Surrounded by	Cressier, Staatswald Galm, Jeuss, Lurtigen, Münchenwiler (BE), Murten/Morat
Website	www.salvenach.ch SFSO statistics

Salvenach (French name: Salvagny) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten.

Salvenach is first mentioned in 1179 as Salvegnez.

Salvenach had an area of 3.81 km² (1.47 sq mi) Of this area, 2.67 km² (1.03 sq mi) or 70.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.87 km² (0.34 sq mi) or 22.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.3 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 7.9% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 57.5% is used for growing crops and 11.8% is pastures.

The former municipality is located in the See/Lac district, east of Murten on a plain. It consists of the linear village of Salvenach.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, three Acorns Or slipped issuant from Coupeaux Vert.

Salvenach had a population (as of 2014^[update]) of 551. As of 2008^[update], 5.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 24%. Migration accounted for 25.7%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.5%.