Villarvolard: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Laubspitz, Ile d'Ogoz, Vanil de l'Ardille and Dent de Brenleire are located around Villarvolard. This makes it suitable for a trip focused on the landscape.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Villarvolard.

Culture

In the wider regional surroundings of Villarvolard are the Collège St. Michel and Le Pâqueret. These add specific cultural points of reference to the view of the village.

Nature

The village encompasses a wooded lakeshore, a flat terrace, wooded slopes and a ridge that extends to Mont Bifé and Vanil des Cours. At 1,562 metres, Vanil des Cours is the highest elevation in Villarvolard.

Historically, Villarvolard was connected with the former lordship and bailiwick of Corbières; in 1848, the village was incorporated into the Gruyère District.

Villarvolard is characterised as rural and was historically shaped by agriculture. Livestock farming and dairy farming continue to be described as important components of the local economic structure.

Geographical Location

Villarvolard is situated on an extensive terrain terrace above the eastern shore of the Lac de la Gruyère reservoir, in the Bulle Basin on the northern edge of the Alps.

For further destination options, you can also view Montbovon, Pringy, Jaun, Vuadens, Grandvillard, Le Pâquier, Pont-La-Ville Fr and La Roche Fr.

For the higher-level travel overview: Gruyères.