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]

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Coat of arms of Estavayer
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
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorAndré Losey
Area
 • Total40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Lowest elevation429 m (1,407 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2015)
 • Total9,262
 • Density229.48/km2 (594.36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1470
Surrounded byLes Montets, Cheyres, Payerne (VD), Gorgier (NE), Lully, Saint-Aubin-Sauges (NE), Sévaz, Vaumarcus (NE), Grandcour (VD), Châbles, Chavannes-le-Chêne (VD)
Websitewww.estavayer.ch
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Estavayer Media

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Other websites

  Media related to Estavayer at Wikimedia Commons