Dompierre, Fribourg

Dompierre
Dompierre village
Dompierre village
Coat of arms of Dompierre
Location of Dompierre
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Dompierre is located in Switzerland
Dompierre
Dompierre
Dompierre is located in Canton of Fribourg
Dompierre
Dompierre
Coordinates: 46°51′N 6°59′E / 46.850°N 6.983°E / 46.850; 6.983
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation
459 m (1,506 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2014)
 • Total994
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1563
SFOS number2014
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byCorcelles-près-Payerne (VD), Domdidier, Missy (VD), Russy
Websitebelmont-broye.ch
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Dompierre (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃pjɛʁ] ; Arpitan: Dompierro, locally Donpyérou[1] [dɔ̃ˈpjeʁu] ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.[2]

  1. ^ Dictionnaire-Dikchenéro: Français-Patois/Patê-Franché. Société cantonale des patoisans fribourgeois. Fribourg: 2013. p. 148
  2. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 13 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2016