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Mur (FR)

Canton of Fribourg · District: Lac · 66 inhabitants (1991, Fribourg part)
Part of the municipality of Mont-Vully
Origin of the name Founding Historical timeline Population over time Must-see historical sites Remains Sources and references Nearby villages

Origin of the name Mur (FR)

The village is mentioned in 1396 as « Murs ».[1]

Founding of Mur (FR)

The cantonal border runs through Mur. This entry covers the eastern, Fribourg part of the village, which belonged to the former municipality of Haut-Vully and has been part of Mont-Vully since 2016. The western, Vaud part formed the municipality of Mur, merged into Vully-les-Lacs in 2011. The split probably goes back to the 14th century, when the village was divided between the lordships of Cudrefin and Lugnorre. The Fribourg part shared the fate of the lordship of Lugnorre, then of the common bailiwick of Murten, and belongs to the Protestant parish of Môtier.[1][2]

History of Mur (FR)

14th century. The village is probably already divided at this time between the lordships of Cudrefin and Lugnorre.[1]

1350. The Grandson family cedes the lordship of Lugnorre, to which Mur belongs, to the counts of Neuchâtel.[2]

1396. First mention, as « Murs ».[1]

1469. The lordship of Lugnorre passes to the town of Murten. In 1484 it joins the common bailiwick of Murten.[1][2]

1676. A fire strikes the village.[1]

1710. The tithe barn is built.[1]

1760. Jean-Rodolphe Fischer turns an old winegrower's house into a manor, the Château de Mur.[1][3]

1798. The common bailiwick of Murten comes to an end.[1]

1802. At the end of the year the Vully is divided between Fribourg and Vaud. Haut-Vully, with the eastern part of Mur, goes to Fribourg.[1][2]

2016. The Fribourg part of Mur becomes part of Mont-Vully, after the Vaud part joined Vully-les-Lacs in 2011.[1]

Population of Mur (FR)

Sources and references: [1]

Population of Mur (FR)
15597 hearths
16137 houses
16578 houses
181819 dwellings
185013 dwellings
199166 inhabitants

Historic sites in Mur (FR)

Château de Mur. Old winegrower's house turned into a manor in 1760 by Jean-Rodolphe Fischer, on the Rue du Château. Listed in the inventory of cultural property (B object) as the Fischer winegrower's house known as Château de Mur.[1][3]

Tithe barn. Barn built in 1710.[1]

Remains in Mur (FR)

Neolithic lakeside settlement. A Neolithic lakeside settlement has been found at Mur.[1]

Gallo-Roman site. A site from the Gallo-Roman period is known on the village's land.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Mur (FR) » (Marianne Rolle), version du 17.11.2016
  2. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Vully » (Nicole Meystre-Schaeren), version du 05.01.2015
  3. Office fédéral de la protection de la population, « Révision Inventaire PBC 2021 : liste cantonale, canton de FR » (état au 1.1.2026)

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