Misery

Misery is a village in Misery-Courtion, See, Canton of Fribourg. Misery is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Sablon, as well as near the locality L’Essert.

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Type: Village
Description: village and former municipality in Misery-Courtion in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland
Also known as: “Misery FR”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grolley railway station and Temple de Donatyre.

Grolley railway station

Railway station

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Grolley railway station is a railway station in the former municipality of Grolley, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Fribourg–Yverdon line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Temple de Donatyre

Church

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Temple de Donatyre is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Misery.

Avenches Castle

Castle

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Avenches Castle is a castle in the municipality of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Avenches Castle is situated 4 km northwest of Misery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grolley and Oleyres.

Grolley

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grolley is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2025 the former municipalities of Grolley and Ponthaux merged to form the new municipality of Grolley-Ponthaux.

Oleyres

Village

Oleyres is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud in the district of Broye-Vully. On 1 July 2011 it was merged into the municipality of Avenches.

Donatyre

Village

Photo: Odrade123, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Donatyre is a village in the district of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Since losing its status as an independent municipality on 1 July 2006, it has been part of the municipality of Avenches. Donatyre is situated 3 km north of Misery.

Misery

Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, neighborhood, and locality
Location: Misery-Courtion, See, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.85197° or 46° 51′ 7″ north

Longitude

7.06761° or 7° 4′ 3″ east

Elevation

572 metres (1,877 feet)

Open location code

8FR9V329+Q2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 650353412

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

11048349

Wikidata ID

Q15835341

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Upper Sorbian—“Misery” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Misery”
French: “Misery FR”
French: “Misery”
German: “Misery FR”
German: “Misery”
Irish: “Misery”
Italian: “Misery (Misery-Courtion)”
Italian: “Misery”
Swedish: “Misery, Schweiz”
Swedish: “Misery”
Turkish: “Misery”
Upper Sorbian: “Misery”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Place du Centre and Chapelle Misery.

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