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Coat of arms of Cheyres-Châbles
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Cheyres-Châbles is located in Switzerland
Cheyres-Châbles
Cheyres-Châbles
Location in Switzerland
Cheyres-Châbles is located in Canton of Fribourg
Cheyres-Châbles
Cheyres-Châbles
Location in Canton of Fribourg
Country Switzerland
Canton Fribourg
District Broye
Area
 • Total 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 2,320
 • Density 238.2/km2 (616.9/sq mi)
Postal code
1474, 1468
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, of 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi).

Demographics

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020) 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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