Courlevon FR

Geschichte

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.HistoryCourlevon is first mentioned in 1214 as Curlivin.GeographyCourlevon had an area, of 3.3km2. Of this area, 1.87km2 or 57.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.23km2 or 37.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.17km2 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.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Horse passant Argent.DemographicsCourlevon had a population of 305., 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%.