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Gruyères

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Also known as Greyerz, Gruyères FR, Gruyeres, Gruyeres FR, Gruyère

Gruyères (; ; Fribourgeois: Grevire; ) is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

Key facts

Switzerland municipality.subject_name
Gruyères
Switzerland municipality.image_photo
Gruyères et sa cité médiévale.jpg
Switzerland municipality.municipality_type
municipality
Switzerland municipality.imagepath_coa
CHE Gruyères COA.svg
Switzerland municipality.imagepath_flag
CHE Gruyères Flag.svg
Switzerland municipality.canton
Fribourg
Switzerland municipality.iso code region
CH-FR
Switzerland municipality.district
Gruyère
Switzerland municipality.postal_code
1663
Switzerland municipality.municipality_code
2135
Switzerland municipality.area
28.39
Switzerland municipality.elevation
810
Switzerland municipality.populationof
December 2005
Switzerland municipality.website
www.gruyeres.ch
Switzerland municipality.mayor_title
Syndic
Switzerland municipality.places
Gruyères, Épagny, Pringy, Moléson-sur-Gruyères, Saussivue, Le Pont, Le Creux
Switzerland municipality.neighboring_municipalities
Bas-Intyamon, Broc, Bulle, Haut-Intyamon, La Tour-de-Trême, Le Pâquier, Semsales, Val-de-Charmey, Vaulruz, Vuadens

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Coat of arms
  • Demographics
  • Economics
  • History
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Gallery
  • Tourism
  • Main sights
  • Politics
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Notes
  • External links

Gruyères (; ; Fribourgeois: Grevire; ) is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane/Sarine river, and gives its name to Gruyère cheese. The medieval town is located at the top of an hill overlooking the Saane valley and the Lake of Gruyère.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gruyères” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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