Salvenach (French name: Salvagny; Arpitan: Cervagné [θəvaˈɲi] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

It was one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.

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

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, three Acorns Or slipped issuant from Coupeaux Vert.

[6] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (385 or 96.3%) as their first language, French is the second most common (8 or 2.0%) and Portuguese is the third (3 or 0.8%).

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][10] The Old School House is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Salvenach is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[6] There were 219 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.7% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 16 or 61.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 23.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 7.7% were in education.

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 51 or 12.8% were Roman Catholic, while 288 or 72.0% 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.

[16] During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 41 students attending 2 classes in Salvenach.