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Hauterive

Merger 2001 Canton of Fribourg · District: Sarine · 2'674 inhabitants (31.12.2025)
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Origin of the name Hauterive

The municipality bears the name of the Cistercian abbey of Hauterive, which lies in the former municipality of Posieux and long owned the land of today's municipality. Its official name is Hauterive (FR).[2][4]

Founding of Hauterive

Hauterive was born of the merger of Ecuvillens and Posieux, two villages long linked: as early as 1138 the parish of Ecuvillens included Posieux. The Grand Council decreed their union on 17 October 2000 and the new municipality has existed since 2001. It also includes the abbey of Hauterive and Grangeneuve. It covers 11.9 km² and belongs entirely to the parish of Ecuvillens.[1][2][3][5][6]

History of Hauterive

1138. Guillaume de Glâne, lord of Ecuvillens, founds the abbey of Hauterive. The same year the parish of Ecuvillens, which includes Posieux, is mentioned.[3][4]

1590. Posieux leaves the parish of Matran and from then on depends only on Ecuvillens.[2]

2000. On 17 October the Grand Council adopts the decree merging the municipalities of Ecuvillens and Posieux.[1]

2001. Ecuvillens and Posieux form the municipality of Hauterive, together with the abbey and Grangeneuve.[2][3]

Population of Hauterive

Sources and references: [8]

Population of Hauterive
20252'674

Historic sites in Hauterive

Municipal administration. Its address is Route de Posieux 4, in Ecuvillens.[5]

Church of Ecuvillens. The church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption is the parish church of the whole municipality, which belongs to the Saint-Protais pastoral unit.[6]

Shared facilities. The municipality has built a new school, a sports centre, a football ground and halls for local societies.[5]

Abbey of Hauterive. The Cistercian abbey, in the former municipality of Posieux, is a cultural property of national importance.[7]

Sources

  1. État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »
  2. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Posieux » (Marianne Rolle, version du 15.03.2012)
  3. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Ecuvillens » (Marianne Rolle, version du 02.09.2014)
  4. Commune de Hauterive (FR), « Histoire »
  5. Commune de Hauterive (FR), « La commune »
  6. Commune de Hauterive (FR), « Église »
  7. Office fédéral de la protection de la population, « Révision Inventaire PBC 2021 : liste cantonale, canton de FR » (état au 1.1.2026)
  8. Service de la statistique du canton de Fribourg (SStat), « Population des communes, de 1900 à 2025 » (T01-02-03), population résidante permanente au 31.12.2025

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