Estavayer-le-Lac | |
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Coordinates: 46°51′00″N 6°50′50″E / 46.85000°N 6.84722°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Fribourg |
District | Broye |
Government | |
• Mayor | Albert Bachmann |
Area | |
• Total | 8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi) |
Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
Highest elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 6,208 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/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 | 2015 |
Surrounded by | Autavaux, Font, Gorgier (NE), Les Montets, Lully, Montbrelloz, Saint-Aubin-Sauges (NE), Sévaz, Vaumarcus (NE) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Estavayer-le-Lac [estavaje l(ə) lak][2] (Arpitan: Thavalyi-le-Lé (help·info)[3]) was a municipality of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It is on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel and is between Yverdon and Bern. It was the capital of the district of Broye.
On 1 January 2012, the former municipality of Font merged into the municipality of Estavayer-le-Lac.[4] On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.[4]
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