Barberêche
Sign in to saveBarberêche (; ; ) is a former municipality in the district of Lac in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It lies on the "language boundary" between the French- and German-speaking parts of Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 it merged with Villarepos and Wallenried into the extant municipality of Courtepin.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Barberêche
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Barberêche Castle Mar 2011.jpg
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Barberêche Castle
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Barberêche-coat of arms.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Fribourg
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-FR
- Swiss town.district
- See/Lac
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 1783
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 2243
- Swiss town.area
- 9.13
- Swiss town.elevation
- 569
- Swiss town.population
- 527
- Swiss town.populationof
- Dec 2015
- Swiss town.website
- www.barbereche.ch
- Swiss town.mayor_title
- Syndic
- Swiss town.executive_name
- Conseil communal
- Swiss town.executive_number_of_members
- 5
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- History
- Geography
- Population centers
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Sightseeing
- Twin Town
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- Languages
- Transportation
- Famous people
- References
- External links
Barberêche (; ; ) is a former municipality in the district of Lac in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It lies on the "language boundary" between the French- and German-speaking parts of Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 it merged with Villarepos and Wallenried into the extant municipality of Courtepin.
==History== thumb|Aerial view (1964) The Barberêche area was settled quite early on, as witnessed by archaeological finds of graves from Hallstatt times and foundations from Roman times.