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Estavayer-le-Lac

Former municipality of Switzerland

Old City of Estavayer-le-Lac

Coat of arms

Estavayer-le-Lac

Location in Switzerland

Estavayer-le-Lac

Location in Canton of Fribourg

Switzerland

Area

• Total

6.41 km² (2.47 sq mi)

Elevation

448 m (1,470 ft)

Highest elevation

489 m (1,604 ft)

Lowest elevation

(Lake Neuchâtel)

429 m (1,407 ft)

Population

(December 2020)

• Total

6,208

• Density

968.5/km² (2,508.4/sq mi)

Postal code

1470

Surrounded by

Autavaux, Font, Gorgier (NE), Les Montets, Lully, Montbrelloz, Saint-Aubin-Sauges (NE), Sévaz, Vaumarcus (NE)

Estavayer-le-Lac [] ([] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)) is a former municipality of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It is on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel and is between Yverdon and Bern. It was the capital of the district of Broye.

History

On 1 January 2012 the former municipality of Font merged into the municipality of Estavayer-le-Lac. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.