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Gruyère District
Gruyère (french: District de la Gruyère ; frp, District de la Gruviére ) is one of seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Its capital is Bulle. Municipalities Mergers and name changes * On 26 January 1970 the former municipalities of Pont-en-Ogoz and Villars-d'Avry merged to form the new municipality of Le Bry. * On 1 January 2001 the former municipalities of Maules, Rueyres-Treyfayes, Romanens and Sâles (Gruyère) merged to form the new municipality of Sâles. The former municipality of Vuippens merged into Marsens * On 1 January 2002 the former municipalities of Albeuve, Montbovon, Neirivue and Lessoc merged to form the new municipality of Haut-Intyamon. * On 1 January 2003 the former municipalities of Avry-devant-Pont, Gumefens and Le Bry merged to form the new municipality of Pont-en-Ogoz. * On 1 January 2004 the former municipalities of Villars-sous-Mont, Estavannens and Enney merged to form the new municipality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbières FR-coat Of Arms
Corbières may refer to: *Corbières, Aude, Aude department, France *Corbières, Gruyère, a municipality in Switzerland *Corbières AOC, a French wine appellation *Corbières Massif, a mountain region in the Languedoc-Roussillon in France *Corbières-en-Provence, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, France See also * * Canton of Les Corbières * Canton of Les Corbières Méditerranée The canton of Les Corbières Méditerranée (french: canton des Corbières Méditerranée, formerly known as the ''canton of Sigean'') is an administrative division of the Aude department, southern France. Its borders were not modified at the Frenc ... * Corbière (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haut-Intyamon
Haut-Intyamon ( frp, Hôt-Enque-amont) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gruyère (district), Gruyère in the Cantons of Switzerland, Canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg in Switzerland. The municipalities of Albeuve, Lessoc, Montbovon and Neirivue formed it on 1 January 2002.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 Geography 
Haut-Intyamon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 49.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.9% is forested. Of the re ...
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Hauteville, Fribourg
Hauteville (; frp, Hôtavela ) is a municipality within the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Hauteville is first mentioned in 1148 as ''apud Altam villam''. In 1227 it was mentioned as ''Jocelnus de Altaville''. Geography Hauteville has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 39.6% of the total land ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gruyères
Gruyères (; frp, Gruviéres ; german: Greyerz) is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane/Sarine river, and gives its name to Gruyère cheese. The medieval town is located at the top of high hill overlooking the Saane valley and the Lake of Gruyère. Geography Gruyères has an area, , of . Of this area, or 40.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 50.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 3.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandvillard
Grandvillard ( frp, Le Grandvelârd ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Grandvillard is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Vilar''. In 1309 it was mentioned as ''Vilar retro Grueriam'' and in 1457 as ''communitas Magni Villari retro Grueriam''. The municipality was formerly known by its German names ''Grosswiler'' and ''Langwiler'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Grandvillard has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 19.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echarlens
Echarlens (; frp, Echàrlens, locally ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Echarlens is first mentioned in 855 as ''Escarlingus'' or ''Escarlinges''. Geography Echarlens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.5% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 11.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
