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Revision as of 21:38, 3 April 2024
Estavayer | |
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 Old City of Estavayer-le-Lac | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Estavayer  | |
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| Coordinates: 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 (31 December 2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,712 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1470 |
| SFOS number | 2054 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-FR |
| 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 (French pronunciation: [ɛstavaje]) 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.[2]
History
Bussy
Bussy is first mentioned in 1142 as Bussey.[3]
Morens
Morens is first mentioned in 1216 as Morens.[4]
Murist
Murist is first mentioned in 1228 as Muris.[5]
Rueyres-les-Prés
Rueyres-les-Prés is first mentioned in 1288 as en Ruere.[6]
Vernay
Vernay was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the municipalities of Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz.[7]
Geography
Estavayer has an area, as of 2009[update], of 40.13 km2 (15.49 sq mi).[8]
Population
The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 9,988.[9]
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[10]
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.[11]
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De Rivaz Chapel -
Sacré-Coeur Chapel -
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Collegiate church of Saint-Laurent -
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Fortifications -
House de la Dîme -
House des Sires d’Estavayer -
Church of Saint-Maurice -
Saint-Pierre Church -
La Molière tower
Transportation
The municipality has a railway station, Estavayer-le-Lac, on the Fribourg–Yverdon line. It has regular service to Fribourg and Yverdon-les-Bains.
References
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Historisiertes Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz. Retrieved 5 January 2017
- ^ Bussy in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Morens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Murist in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Rueyres-les-Prés in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2011
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German). Retrieved 27 April 2016
- ^ "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.
External links
- Estavayer-le-Lac in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Vernay in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Autavaux in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Forel (FR) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Montbrelloz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Vuissens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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