Bellerive, Switzerland
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| Bellerive | |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Avenches |
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| Population | 585 (2004) |
| - Density | 260 /km² (673 /sq.mi.) |
| Area | 2.25 km² (0.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) |
| Postal code | 1585 Bellerive 1585 Cotterd 1585 Salavaux 1586 Vallamand-Dessous |
| SFOS number | 5452 |
| Mayor | Claude Bessard |
| Demonym | Lè Renaille |
| Localities | Bellerive, Cotterd, Salavaux, Vallamand-Dessous |
| Surrounded by | Cudrefin, Vallamand, Constantine, Montmagny |
| Website | www.commune-bellerive.ch |
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Bellerive is a municipality in the district of Avenches in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Bellerive (533 m) is located on the Vully, between Lake Murten and Lake Neuchatel, 5 km north of Avenches. The main part of the village Salavaux (436 m), located over the Broye, the villages Cotterd (481 m), on the Vully, and Vallamand-Dessous (433 m), on the west side of lake Murten, belong to the municipality of Bellerive.
Bellerive has 585 inhabitants (end 2004) for 2.25 km². The official language is French, spoken by 61.7% of the population, 28.2% of the population speaks German and 2.7% Portuguese (2000).
[edit] External links
- Municipality of Bellerive official website
- Bellerive (VD) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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