Barberêche

Also known as Barberêche FR, Barbereche, Barbereche FR

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.

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

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

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

==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.

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