Estavayer
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.
Estavayer | |
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Municipality | |
Old City of Estavayer-le-Lac | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Estavayer | |
Estavayer Estavayer | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°50′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) | |
| • 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 |
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