Geography
Bas-Vully has an area, as of 2009, of 10 square kilometers (3.9 sq mi). Of this area, 6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi) or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) or 12.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) or 13.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 2.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 11.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 53.7% is used for growing crops and 9.9% is pastures, while 6.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the See/Lac district, at the foot of Mont Vully. It consists of the hamlets of Praz, Nant, Sugiez and the abandoned settlement of Chaumont. Bas-Vully is located 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the north of Murten. The three villages of Suigez, Nant and Praz, due to their close proximity, now form a single urban area. The municipality extends from the north shore of Lake Murten to the foot of Mount Vully.
The Broye Canal, linking Lake Murten to Lake Neuchâtel, passes through the town.
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