Treyvaux

Also known as Treyvaux FR

Treyvaux (; ) is a municipality and a village in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Treyvaux
Swiss town.image_photo: Treyvaux.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: View of center Treyvaux
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Treyvaux-coat of arms.svg
Swiss town.canton: Fribourg
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-FR
Swiss town.district: Sarine
Swiss town.postal_code: 1733
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2226
Swiss town.area: 11.42
Swiss town.elevation: 770

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Treyvaux (; ) is a municipality and a village in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

==History== Treyvaux is first mentioned around 1163-66 as Tribus Vallibus ("Of Three Valleys"). Over the time it was known under numerous variations of the Latin name: Tresvaux, Trevaux, Tresvals, Trevauz, Trevoul, Treyvaul, Treyvas, Trevas, Trefels.