Courtepin
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Courtepin is a municipality
in the district of See in the canton
of Fribourg in Switzerland
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It was first recorded in 1259 as Courtipin. The German name Curtepy is depecrated.
The municipality had 140 inhabitants in 1811, which increased to 187 in 1850, 287 in 1900, 447 in 1950, 1326 in 1990 and 1626 in 2000. Its territory was enlarged in 2005 with the formerly independent municipality Courtaman
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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 1259 as Courtipin. The German name Curtepy is depecrated.
The municipality had 140 inhabitants in 1811, which increased to 187 in 1850, 287 in 1900, 447 in 1950, 1326 in 1990 and 1626 in 2000. Its territory was enlarged in 2005 with the formerly independent municipality Courtaman
Courtaman
Courtaman is a village and former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.It was first recorded in 1309 as Cortemant. The municipality was bilingual, with 55% French and 44% German speakers in 2000....
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