Mont-Vully
Origin of the name Mont-Vully
The merger law gives the new municipality the name Mont-Vully, which a cantonal commission and swisstopo had examined beforehand. Of the two municipalities brought together, one lay at the foot of Mont Vully and the other on its south-western half.[1][2][7][9]
Founding of Mont-Vully
Mont-Vully brings together Bas-Vully and Haut-Vully, 3'393 inhabitants in all (legal population at 31 December 2013) on 17.54 km². On 8 March 2015 the voters of both municipalities accept the merger, which the Grand Conseil approves on 23 June 2015 and which takes effect on 1 January 2016. The canton grants aid of 666'400 francs, paid from 2017. The municipality lies on Lake Murten and includes the villages of Lugnorre and Sur-le-Mont, Joressens, Mur, Môtier, Praz, Nant and Sugiez.[1][2][3][5][7]
History of Mont-Vully
1977. On 24 May two orders rename Vully-le-Haut and Vully-le-Bas, which become Haut-Vully and Bas-Vully.[6]
1983. A first merger plan, accepted in Haut-Vully, fails in Bas-Vully.[7]
2003. The municipal assembly of Bas-Vully rejects a new plan.[1]
2012. A survey shows that the residents of both municipalities favour a union.[1]
2013. On 28 May the Conseil d'État approves the cantonal merger plan, which includes a « Vully » project bringing the two municipalities together.[1]
2014. In May the two municipal councils announce their agreement to merge. A first draft agreement reaches the Service des communes at the end of June, the final draft on 11 November.[1]
2014. On 8 December the municipal councils sign the merger agreement.[1]
2015. On 3 February an information evening is held for residents.[1]
2015. On 8 March Bas-Vully accepts the merger by 713 votes to 187, Haut-Vully by 371 votes to 360.[1]
2015. On 5 May the Conseil d'État sends its message and the bill to the Grand Conseil.[1]
2015. On 12 June the Bureau of the Grand Conseil recommends adopting the law as proposed, by 12 votes with none against.[4]
2015. The Grand Conseil accepts the law at its sitting of 23 June.[3]
2016. On 1 January the municipality of Mont-Vully takes the place of Bas-Vully and Haut-Vully.[1][2][5]
Population of Mont-Vully
Sources and references: [1][8]
| 2013 | 3'393 (legal population of the two municipalities) |
| 2025 | 4'551 |
Historic sites in Mont-Vully
Municipal administration. The municipal administration is at route Principale 65, in Sugiez.[5]
Place du Signal. The highest point of the municipality, at 653 m, is at the spot called place du Signal. From there the Alps and the lakes of Murten, Neuchâtel and Biel can be seen.[5]
Sources
- Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2015-DIAF-37 accompagnant le projet de loi relative à la fusion des communes de Bas-Vully et Haut-Vully (05.05.2015)
- Grand Conseil du canton de Fribourg, projet de loi relative à la fusion des communes de Bas-Vully et Haut-Vully (05.05.2015)
- Grand Conseil du canton de Fribourg, Parlinfo, affaire 2015-DIAF-37 « Fusion de Mont-Vully (Bas Vully et Haut Vully) »
- Bureau du Grand Conseil du canton de Fribourg, proposition sur le projet de loi 2015-DIAF-37 (12.06.2015)
- Commune de Mont-Vully, « La commune »
- État de Fribourg, « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes » (RSF 141.1.2), législation fribourgeoise
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Haut-Vully » (Marianne Rolle, version du 04.10.2016)
- 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
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Bas-Vully » (Marianne Rolle, version du 29.09.2016)
Localities of the municipality with a page
- Guévaux
- Lugnorre
- Môtier (Vully)
- Mur (FR)
- Nant
- Oppidum du Mont Vully
- Praz (Vully)
- Sugiez
- Vully-le-Bas
- Vully-le-Haut
Other villages near Mont-Vully
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