Mont-Vully

Mont-Vully
Municipality
Municipal administration building in Haut-Vully
Municipal administration building in Haut-Vully
Coat of arms of Mont-Vully
Coat of arms
Location of Mont-Vully
Map
Mont-Vully is located in Switzerland
Mont-Vully
Mont-Vully
Mont-Vully is located in Canton of Fribourg
Mont-Vully
Mont-Vully
Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°5′E / 46.950°N 7.083°E / 46.950; 7.083
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictSee
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
3,820
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1787 Môtier
1789 Lugnorre
1786 Sugiez
1788 Praz
SFOS number2284
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byCudrefin (VD), Faoug (VD), Greng, Ins (BE), Meyriez, Mur (VD), Murten/Morat
Websitehttp://mont-vully.ch/
SFSO statistics

Mont-Vully (French: [mɔ̃ vyji]; Arpitan: Mont-Vulyi) is a municipality in the district of See in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2016 when the former municipalities of Bas-Vully and Haut-Vully merged.[3]

History

Haut-Vully is first mentioned around 968-85 as Vuisliacense. In 1453 it was mentioned as Vuilliez.[4]

Bas-Vully is first mentioned in 968 as Williacense. Until 1831 it was known as vor Commune générale des quatre villages de La Rivière. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Unterwistenlach; however, that name is no longer used.[5]

Geography

Mont-Vully has an area of 17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi).[6]

Demographics

Building in Guévaux

Mont-Vully has a population (as of December 2020) of 4,123.[7]

Heritage sites of national significance

The House De W. J. Merz, the Gatschet House, the Les Rondas House, the De Steiger House, the d’Erlach-Velga House, the de Wattenwyl House and the oppidum of Mont Vully are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire villages of Môtier and of Praz are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[8]

  • Gatschet House
    Gatschet House
  • Les Rondas House
    Les Rondas House
  • De Steiger House
    De Steiger House
  • d’Erlach-Velga House
    d’Erlach-Velga House
  • de Wattenwyl House
    de Wattenwyl House
  • Mont Vully
    Mont Vully

World heritage site

It is home to the Môtier I prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[9]

The Môtier I site has been only lightly studied. It appears to be the site of a Neolithic settlement, based on the discovery of stone axes, but has not been more exactly dated. The site was discovered in 1860 by Colonel Schwab and may have contained decaying wooden piles during the 19th century. A small expedition in 2003 found a 70 cm (28 in) thick layer of artifacts. The settlement layer is buried under 50–250 cm (20–98 in) of earth and stretches over an area that is 190 m (620 ft) long and 50–70 m (160–230 ft) wide. The entire site is currently located on dry land and is covered by earth.[10]

Transportation

The municipality has a railway station, Sugiez, on the Fribourg–Ins line. It has regular service to Fribourg/Freiburg, Ins, and Neuchâtel.

References

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 3 February 2016
  4. ^ Haut-Vully in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ^ Bas-Vully in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  7. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  9. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
  10. ^ palafittes.org UNESCO nomination files-Volume I: Id-files of the component parts of the serial, Sites Switzerland (2) Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine accessed 14-December-2011
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