Estavayer-le-Lac | ||
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Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
Old City of Estavayer-le-Lac
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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 | Albert Bachmann | |
Area | ||
• Total | 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) | |
Highest elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) | |
Lowest elevation (Lake Neuchâtel) | 429 m (1,407 ft) | |
Population (December 2015) | ||
• Total | 6,208 | |
• Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 1470 | |
SFOS number | 2015 | |
Surrounded by | Autavaux, Font, Gorgier (NE), Les Montets, Lully, Montbrelloz, Saint-Aubin-Sauges (NE), Sévaz, Vaumarcus (NE) | |
Website |
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Estavayer-le-Lac (Arpitan: Thavalyi-le-Lé ) is a former municipality of the canton of Fribourg, situated on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel. Estavayer-le-Lac is located between Yverdon and Bern. It is the capital of the district of Broye. The municipality of Font merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Estavayer-le-Lac. On 1 January 2017 Bussy, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.
Estavayer-le-Lac has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.4 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) or 55.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 6.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi) or 33.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 4.7% is unproductive land. Following the 2012 merger of Font, the total area increased to 8.9 square kilometers (3.4 sq mi).