Estavayer

Estavayer
Municipality
Old City of Estavayer-le-Lac
Old City of Estavayer-le-Lac
Coat of arms of Estavayer
Coat of arms
Location of Estavayer
Map
Estavayer is located in Switzerland
Estavayer
Estavayer
Estavayer is located in Canton of Fribourg
Estavayer
Estavayer
Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°50′E / 46.833°N 6.833°E / 46.833; 6.833
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorAndré Losey
Area
 • Total40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Lowest elevation
(Lake Neuchâtel)
429 m (1,407 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[1]
 • Total9,712
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1470
SFOS number2054
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byLes Montets, Cheyres, Payerne (VD), Gorgier (NE), Lully, Saint-Aubin-Sauges (NE), Sévaz, Vaumarcus (NE), Grandcour (VD), Châbles, Chavannes-le-Chêne (VD)
Websitewww.estavayer.ch
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]

Aerial view from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
  1. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ Historisiertes Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz. Retrieved 5 January 2017