Bellerive
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Avenches
Coordinates	46°55′N 07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°E / 46.917; 7.017Coordinates: 46°55′N 07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°E / 46.917; 7.017
Population	585 (2004[update])
- Density	260 /km2 (673 /sq mi)
Area	2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Elevation	533 m (1,749 ft)
Postal code	1585 Bellerive 1585 Cotterd 1585 Salavaux 1586 Vallamand-Dessous
SFOS number	5452
Mayor	Claude Bessard
Demonym	Lè Renaille
Localities	Bellerive, Cotterd, Salavaux, Vallamand-Dessous
Surrounded by	Cudrefin, Vallamand, Constantine, Montmagny
Website	www.commune-bellerive.ch Profile, SFSO statistics
Bellerive

Bellerive is a municipality in the district of Avenches in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Bellerive (533 m) is located on the Vully, between Lake Murten and Lake Neuchatel, 5 km north of Avenches. The main part of the village Salavaux (436 m), located over the Broye, the villages Cotterd (481 m), on the Vully, and Vallamand-Dessous (433 m), on the west side of lake Murten, belong to the municipality of Bellerive.

Bellerive has 585 inhabitants (end 2004) for 2.25 km². The official language is French, spoken by 61.7% of the population, 28.2% of the population speaks German and 2.7% Portuguese (2000).

[edit] External links

• Municipality of Bellerive official website
• Bellerive (VD) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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