Estavayer
Estavayer is a new municipality of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It is on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel and is 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.[1]
Location of Estavayer
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Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°50′E / 46.833°N 6.833°ECoordinates: 46°50′N 6°50′E / 46.833°N 6.833°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Fribourg |
District | Broye |
Government | |
• Mayor | André Losey |
Area | |
• Total | 40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi) |
Lowest elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
Population (Dec 2015) | |
• Total | 9,262 |
• Density | 229.48/km2 (594.36/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1470 |
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 SFSO statistics |
Estavayer Media
Aerial view from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
Collegiate church of Saint-Laurent
References
- ↑ Historisiertes Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 5 January 2017
Other websites
Media related to Estavayer at Wikimedia Commons