Courlevon

Former municipality of Switzerland

Coat of arms

Courlevon

Location of Courlevon

Coordinates: 46°53′N 7°7′E / 46.883°N 7.117°ECoordinates: 46°53′N 7°7′E / 46.883°N 7.117°E

Country

Government

• Executive

Gemeinderat
with 5 members

• Mayor

Ammann

Area

• Total

3.27 km² (1.26 sq mi)

Elevation

556 m (1,824 ft)

Population (Dec 2014)

• Total

305

• Density

93/km² (240/sq mi)

Postal code

1795

SFOS number

2251

Localities

Courlevon, Coussiberlé

Surrounded by

Courgevaux, Cressier, Münchenwiler (BE), Villarepos, Wallenried

Website

www.courlevon.ch
SFSO statistics

Courlevon is a former municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten/Morat.

Courlevon is first mentioned in 1214 as Curlivin.

Courlevon had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.3 square kilometers (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 1.87 km² (0.72 sq mi) or 57.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.23 km² (0.47 sq mi) or 37.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.17 km² (0.066 sq mi) or 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. Out of the forested land, 35.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 42.9% is used for growing crops and 13.8% is pastures.

The former municipality is located in the See/Lac district. On 15 February 1974 the former municipality of Coussiberlé merged into the municipality of Courlevon.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Horse passant Argent.

Courlevon had a population (as of 2014^[update]) of 305. As of 2008^[update], 9.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 17.6%. Migration accounted for 21.2%, while births and deaths accounted for -1.2%.

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