Gruyères
Municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the French town of the same name, see Gruyères, Ardennes. For other uses, see Gruyère (disambiguation).
Gruyères (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɥijɛʁ] ⓘ; Arpitan: Gruviéres [ɡʁəˈviʁ] ⓘ; Fribourgeois: Grevire; German: Greyerz) is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.
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Coordinates: 46°35′N 7°5′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Fribourg |
District | Gruyère |
Government | |
• Mayor | Syndic |
Area | |
• Total | 28.44 km2 (10.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 2,199 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1663 |
SFOS number | 2135 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-FR |
Localities | Gruyères, Épagny, Pringy, Moléson-sur-Gruyères, Saussivue, Le Pont, Le Creux |
Surrounded by | Bas-Intyamon, Broc, Bulle, Haut-Intyamon, La Tour-de-Trême, Le Pâquier, Semsales, Val-de-Charmey, Vaulruz, Vuadens |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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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 82-metre-high (269 ft) hill[3] overlooking the Saane valley and the Lake of Gruyère.