Bas-Vully
Encyclopedia
Bas-Vully is a municipality
in the district of See in the canton
of Fribourg in Switzerland
.
and consists of the three villages of Suigez, Nant and Praz, which due to their close proximity, now form a single urban area. The municipality extends from the north shore of Lake Murten
to the foot of Mount Vully.
The Broye Canal, linking Lake Murten to Lake Neuchâtel
, passes through the town.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of See in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Fribourg in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Geography
Bas-Vully is located 3.5 km to the north of MurtenMurten
Murten is a municipality in the See district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.It is located on the southern shores of Lake Morat. Morat is situated between Bern and Lausanne and is the capital of the Lake District of the canton of Fribourg....
and consists of the three villages of Suigez, Nant and Praz, which due to their close proximity, now form a single urban area. The municipality extends from the north shore of Lake Murten
Lake Murten
Lake Morat is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland. It is named after the small town of Murten/Morat on its southern shore...
to the foot of Mount Vully.
The Broye Canal, linking Lake Murten to Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland . The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern....
, passes through the town.