Clavaleyres
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| Clavaleyres | |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Berne |
| District | Laupen |
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| Population | 54 (2005) |
| - Density | 54 /km² (140 /sq.mi.) |
| Area | 1.0 km² (0.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Postal code | 1595 |
| SFOS number | 0661 |
| Surrounded by | Courgevaux (FR), Faoug (VD), Villarepos (FR) |
  Clavaleyres
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Clavaleyres is a municipality in the district of Laupen in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.
It forms a German-speaking exclave in the French-speaking area of the canton of Fribourg. The area has lost population in the last century; in 1880 it had a population of 118; today it has only 54 inhabitants.
Finds of bronze rings imply a settlement in the area during the La Tène culture. During the Roman Empire the area was an estate which supplied the nearby city of Aventicum. In the Middle Ages, Clavaleyres was under the lordship of the Münchenwiler monastery. In 1527 the town was acquired by Bern. From 1798 to 1807, the town belonged to the canton of Fribourg, before it was finally returned to the canton of Bern. There have been various attempts to merge the municipality with Münchenwiler, another exclave of the canton of Bern in the nearby area. The proposals have failed because of the opposition of the inhabitants.
[edit] External links
- Clavaleyres in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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