Surpierre

Surpierre
Bailiff's Castle above Surpierre village
Bailiff's Castle above Surpierre village
Coat of arms of Surpierre
Location of Surpierre
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Surpierre is located in Switzerland
Surpierre
Surpierre
Surpierre is located in Canton of Fribourg
Surpierre
Surpierre
Coordinates: 46°45′N 6°52′E / 46.750°N 6.867°E / 46.750; 6.867
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Elevation
618 m (2,028 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total708
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1528
SFOS number2044
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byCheiry, Cremin (VD), Forel-sur-Lucens (VD), Granges-près-Marnand (VD), Lucens (VD), Villeneuve
Websitesurpierre-fr.ch
SFSO statistics

Surpierre (Arpitan: Surpiérra, pronounced [syˈpjeʁa] or [ʃyˈpjeʁa]) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. In January 2005 Surpierre incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Praratoud, in January 2017 Surpierre incorporated Villeneuve and in January 2021 it incorporated Cheiry.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.