Courlevon

Courlevon is a former municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen, and Salvenach merged into Murten/Morat.

[2] Courlevon had an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.3 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Horse passant Argent.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (240 or 92.7%) as their first language, French is the second most common (12 or 4.6%) and Portuguese is the third (3 or 1.2%).

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][11] In the 2011 federal election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 28.6% of the vote.

[7] There were 144 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.1% of the workforce.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 54 or 20.8% were Roman Catholic, while 167 or 64.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium (university preparatory) and vocational programs.

After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship.