Murist

Murist
La Molière tower in Murist
La Molière tower in Murist
Coat of arms of Murist
Location of Murist
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Murist is located in Switzerland
Murist
Murist
Murist is located in Canton of Fribourg
Murist
Murist
Coordinates: 46°47′N 6°48′E / 46.783°N 6.800°E / 46.783; 6.800
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total
8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation
662 m (2,172 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2015)
 • Total
621
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1489
SFOS number2034
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
LocalitiesMurist, Franex, La Vounaise, Montborget
Surrounded byBollion, Châbles, Chavannes-le-Chêne (VD), Cheyres, Les Montets, Nuvilly, Seiry, Treytorrens (Payerne) (VD)
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Murist (French: [myʁist]; Arpitan: Muri [myˈʁi] ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

Its territory was enlarged in 1981 with the formerly independent municipalities La Vounaise and Montborget, and in 1992 with Franex.[2] On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Murist, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011