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Murist
Murist (; frp, Muri ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. Its territory was enlarged in 1981 with the formerly independent municipalities La Vounaise and Montborget, and in 1992 with Franex.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Murist, Bussy, , Morens, |
Estavayer
Estavayer () is a municipality of the canton of Fribourg, situated on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel. Estavayer is located between Yverdon and Bern. It is the capital of the district of Broye. It was created on 1 January 2017 when the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged to form Estavayer. History Bussy Bussy is first mentioned in 1142 as ''Bussey''. Morens Morens is first mentioned in 1216 as ''Morens''. Murist Murist is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Muris''. Rueyres-les-Prés Rueyres-les-Prés is first mentioned in 1288 as ''en Ruere''. Vernay Vernay was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the municipalities of Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz. Geography Estavayer has an area, , of . Population The new municipality has a population () of . Historic Population The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broye (district)
Broye District (; frp, District de la Brouye ; german: Broyebezirk) is one of the seven districts of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, lying in the vicinity of Lake Neuchâtel. Its territory is non-contiguous and Broye is fragmented into four parts, three of which exist as exclaves from the canton of Fribourg. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities Broye consists of the following municipalities, of which Estavayer is the capital: Mergers and name changes *On 1 January 1981 the former municipalities of La Vounaise and Montborget merged into the municipality of Murist. *In 1991 the former municipality Les Friques merged into the municipality Saint-Aubin. *On 31 December 1991 the former municipality of Franex merged into the municipality Murist. *In 1994 the former municipality Chandon merged into the municipality Léchelles *On 1 January 2000 the former municipalities of Montagny-la-Ville and Montagny-les-Monts merged to form the new municipality of Montagny (FR). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châbles
Châbles (; frp, Châbllos, locally ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Châbles and Cheyres merged into the new municipality of Cheyres-Châbles. Geography Châbles has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 10.5% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 26.8% of the total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheyres
Cheyres ( frp, Chêres, locally or ''Tsàrè'') is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Cheyres and Châbles merged into the new municipality of Cheyres-Châbles. History Cheyres is first mentioned in 1230 as ''Cheres''. Geography Cheyres has an area, , of . Of this area, or 42.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes and or 6.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.2% and transportation infrastru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuvilly
Nuvilly ( frp, Nôvelyi ) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. History Nuvilly is first mentioned in 1242 as ''Nuovillie''. Geography Nuvilly has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.0%. Out of the forested land, 16.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 55.0% is used for growing crops and 17.8% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bussy, Fribourg
Bussy (; frp, Bussê) is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer. History Bussy is first mentioned in 1142 as ''Bussey''. Geography Bussy had an area, , of . Of this area, or 81.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 5.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.2% and transportation infrastructure made u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuissens
Vuissens (; frp, Vouéssens ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Vuissens, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés and Vernay merged into the new municipality of Estavayer. Geography Vuissens had an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 36.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 9.4%. Out of the forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernay, Switzerland
Vernay () is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the municipalities of Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 The administrative seat is in Forel. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Vernay, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rueyres-les-Prés
Rueyres-les-Prés (; frp, Ruêres-les-Prâts ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Rueyres-les-Prés, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer. History Rueyres-les-Prés is first mentioned in 1288 as ''en Ruere''. Geography Rueyres-les-Prés had an area, , of . Of this area, or 82.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 2.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morens
Morens (, ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Morens, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer. History Morens is first mentioned in 1216 as ''Morens''. Geography Morens had an area, , of . Of this area, or 66.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.2%. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franex
Franex is a village and former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg, 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 .... It was first recorded in 1242 as ''Frasnei''. The municipality had 84 inhabitants in 1811, which increased to 131 in 1850. It then declined to 115 in 1900, 110 in 1950 and 46 in 1990. In 1992 the municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Murist. References * Former municipalities of the canton of Fribourg Villages in the canton of Fribourg {{Fribourg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estavayer-le-Lac
Estavayer-le-Lac (;Florence Cattin/Andres Kristol, ''Estavayer-le-Lac FR (La Broye)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld/Stuttgart/Wien 2005, und Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, , S. 339–340. frp, Estavalyér-le-Lèc, locally ) is a former Swiss municipality of the canton of Fribourg, situated on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel. Estavayer-le-Lac is located between Yverdon and Bern. It is the capital of the district of Broye. The municipality of Font merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Estavayer-le-Lac.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
