Altavilla

For other uses, see Altavilla (disambiguation).

Altavilla is a village and former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

History

It was first recorded in 1340 as Alta villa. It has also had the German name Altenfüllen and the French Hauteville.

The municipality had 180 inhabitants in 1850, which decreased to and 136 in 1900 and 89 in 1970. It then rose again, to 117 in 1990.

In 1991 the municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Murten.

References

Altavilla in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Coordinates: 46°55′58.08″N 7°9′9.64″E / 46.9328000°N 7.1526778°E / 46.9328000; 7.1526778

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