Altavilla is a village and former municipality in the district of See in the

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History

It was first recorded in 1340 as ''Alta villa''. It has also had the German name ''Altenfüllen'' and the French ''Hauteville''. The municipality had 180 inhabitants in 1850, which decreased to and 136 in 1900 and 89 in 1970. It then rose again, to 117 in 1990. In 1991 the municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality

Murten Murten (German language, German, ) or Morat (French language, French, ; ) is a bilingual Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality and a city in the See (district of Fribourg), See district of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (can ...

References

* Former municipalities of the canton of Fribourg Villages in the canton of Fribourg {{Fribourg-geo-stub