Salvenach

Salvenach
Coat of arms of Salvenach
Location of Salvenach
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Salvenach is located in Switzerland
Salvenach
Salvenach
Salvenach is located in Canton of Fribourg
Salvenach
Salvenach
Coordinates: 46°55′N 7°9′E / 46.917°N 7.150°E / 46.917; 7.150
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictSee
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 5 members
 • MayorAmmann
Area
 • Total
3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation
561 m (1,841 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2014)
 • Total
551
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1794
SFOS number2277
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byCressier, Staatswald Galm, Jeuss, Lurtigen, Münchenwiler (BE), Murten/Morat
Websitewww.salvenach.ch
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Salvenach (French name: Salvagny; Arpitan: Cervagné [θəvaˈɲi] ) 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.[1]

  1. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 3 February 2016