Belmont-Broye () is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the

canton of Fribourg The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg (french: Canton de Fribourg ; german: Kanton Freiburg ; frp, Canton de Fribôrg rm, Chantun Friburg it, Canton Friburgo) is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre,

Léchelles Léchelles (; frp, Lèchiéles ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 September 1994 the former municipality of Chandon merged into the municipality of Léchelles, keeping the name L ...

and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.

History

Domdidier is first mentioned around 1157-62 as ''Donno Desiderio''. Dompierre is first mentioned in 1137 as ''Donperre''. Léchelles is first mentioned in 1243 as ''Leschieres''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Leitern'', however, that name is no longer used. Russy is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Rusie''.

Geography

Belmont-Broye has an area of .

Demographics

Belmont-Broye has a population () of .

Heritage sites of national significance

The

Mansion A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb ''manere'' "to dwell". The English word '' manse'' originally defined a property l ...

De Gottrau is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire village of Dompierre is designated as part of the

Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites The Federal Inventory of Heritage Sites (ISOS) is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage. Sites of national importance Types The types are based on t ...

Transportation

The municipality has three railway stations: and to the northwest on the Palézieux–Lyss line and to the south on the Fribourg–Yverdon line. Between them they have regular service to , , , and .

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* * * * * Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg Populated places established in 2016 {{Fribourg-geo-stub