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Cheyres-Châbles
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Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Fribourg | |
District | Broye | |
Area | ||
• Total | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) | |
Population
(Dec 2020 )
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• Total | 2,320 | |
• Density | 238.2/km2 (616.9/sq mi) | |
Postal code |
1474, 1468
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Surrounded by | Bollion, Châtillon, Concise (VD), Font, Murist, Vaumarcus (NE) |
Cheyres-Châbles (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁ ʃabl]) is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Châbles and Cheyres merged into the new municipality of Cheyres-Châbles.
History
Cheyres
Cheyres is first mentioned in 1230 as Cheres.
Geography
Cheyres-Châbles has an area, as of 2009[update], of 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi).
Demographics
The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 2,320.
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Sights
The entire Font region (shared between Châbles and Font) is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
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