Courlevon
Encyclopedia
Courlevon is a municipality
in the district of See in the canton
of Fribourg in Switzerland
.
It was first recorded in 1214 as Curlivin.
The municipality had 159 inhabitants in 1811, which increased to 210 in 1850 and 276 in 1870. It then fell, to 270 in 1900 and 230 in 1950. Its territory was enlarged in 1974 with the formerly independent municipality Coussiberlé
. Thereafter, the population was 207 in 1980 and 259 in 2000.
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....
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It was first recorded in 1214 as Curlivin.
The municipality had 159 inhabitants in 1811, which increased to 210 in 1850 and 276 in 1870. It then fell, to 270 in 1900 and 230 in 1950. Its territory was enlarged in 1974 with the formerly independent municipality Coussiberlé
Coussiberlé
Coussiberlé is a village and former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.It was first recorded in 1425 as Corsibellay....
. Thereafter, the population was 207 in 1980 and 259 in 2000.