Gurmels

Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Gurmels
Coordinates: 46°54′N 7°10′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	See
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 7 members
• Mayor	Gemeindepräsident Daniel Riedo
Area
• Total	17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi)
Elevation	542 m (1,778 ft)
Population  (December 2017)
• Total	4,287
• Density	249.10/km2 (645.16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3212
Surrounded by	Barberêche, Courtepin, Cressier, Düdingen, Ferenbalm (BE), Staatswald Galm, Jeuss, Kleinbösingen, Kriechenwil (BE), Laupen (BE), Ulmiz, Wallenried
Website	www.gurmels.ch SFSO statistics

Gurmels (French: Cormondescode: fr is deprecated ) is a municipality of the district See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

History

In 1978, Monterschu and Grossgurmels merged to form Gurmels. The municipality of Kleingurmels merged into Gurmels in 2000. In 2003, the former municipalities of Guschelmuth, Liebistorf and Wallenbuch were merged to form Gurmels. Then, in 2005, the former municipality of Cordast joined.

Gurmels Media

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  Old fortifications near Gurmels village

Other websites

Media related to Gurmels at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in German)
• Cormondes/Gurmels in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Monterschu in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Kleingurmels in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Guschelmuth in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Liebistorf in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.