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Corminboeuf
Fribourgvillage
Corminboeuf
Total population
3,029
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
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Overview
Corminboeuf is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipality of Chésopelloz merged into the municipality of Corminboeuf.
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History
Corminboeuf is first mentioned in 1142 as Cormenbo. In the 15th and 16th centuries it was known as Sankt Görg or St Georg.
Geography
After the 2017 merger Corminboeuf had an area of . Before the merger Corminboeuf had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 51.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.3% is forested and 14.9% is settled (buildings or roads). In the 2013/18 survey a total of or about 12.9% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1981 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 0.89% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands. Since 1981 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . The municipality is located in the Sarine district.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Fribourg
- Chésopelloz1.3 mi away · pop. 123
- Autafond1.3 mi away · pop. 71
- La Sonnaz1.6 mi away · pop. 1,030
- Avry-sur-Matran2.3 mi away · pop. 1,299
- Nierlet-les-Bois2.5 mi away
- Pensier2.7 mi away
- Misery3.3 mi away
- Cormérod3.8 mi away
- Essert/Wallenried4.3 mi away · pop. 455
- Ependes FR4.4 mi away · pop. 1,105
- Villarsel4.5 mi away · pop. 87
- Prez-vers-Noréaz4.6 mi away · pop. 971
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
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Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 2183
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,695
- Wikidata
- Q66487
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771