Estavayer

Estavayer
Old City of Estavayer-le-Lac
Estavayer
Location of Estavayer
Estavayer
Estavayer (Canton of Fribourg)
Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°50′E / 46.833°N 6.833°E / 46.833; 6.833Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°50′E / 46.833°N 6.833°E / 46.833; 6.833
Country Switzerland
Canton Fribourg
District Broye
Government
 • Mayor André Losey
Area[1]
 • Total 40.13 km2 (15.49 sq mi)
Lowest elevation (Lake Neuchâtel) 429 m (1,407 ft)
Population (Dec 2017[2])
 • Total 9,494
 • Density 240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Postal code 1470
SFOS number 2054
Surrounded by Les Montets, Cheyres, Payerne (VD), Gorgier (NE), Lully, Saint-Aubin-Sauges (NE), Sévaz, Vaumarcus (NE), Grandcour (VD), Châbles, Chavannes-le-Chêne (VD)
Website www.estavayer.ch
SFSO statistics

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.[3]

History

Bussy

Bussy is first mentioned in 1142 as Bussey.[4]

Morens

Morens is first mentioned in 1216 as Morens.[5]

Murist

Murist is first mentioned in 1228 as Muris.[6]

Rueyres-les-Prés

Rueyres-les-Prés is first mentioned in 1288 as en Ruere.[7]

Vernay

Vernay was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the municipalities of Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz.[8]

Geography

Estavayer has an area, as of 2009, of 40.13 km2 (15.49 sq mi).[1]

Population

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2017) of 9,494.[2]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[9]

Heritage sites of national significance

The De Rivaz Chapel, the Sacré-Coeur Chapel, the Chenaux Castle, the Collegiate church of Saint-Laurent, the Convent of the Dominican nuns, the town fortifications, the House de la Dîme and the House des Sires d’Estavayer in Estavayer-le-Lac, the Church of Saint-Maurice in Bussy, the Saint-Pierre Church and the La Molière tower in Murist listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire town of Estavayer-le-Lac and the villages of Bussy and Vuissens are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. From the 2012 merger of Font into Estavayer-le-Lac, the Gallo-Roman villa at La Vuardaz and the entire Font area (shared between Châbles and Font) were added.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  2. 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018
  3. ↑ Historisiertes Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 5 January 2017
  4. ↑ Bussy in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ↑ Morens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ↑ Murist in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  7. ↑ Rueyres-les-Prés in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  8. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 July 2011
  9. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
  10. ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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