Cheyres-Châbles

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Cheyres-Châbles is located in Switzerland
Cheyres-Châbles
Cheyres-Châbles
Cheyres-Châbles is located in Canton of Fribourg
Cheyres-Châbles
Cheyres-Châbles
Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°48′E / 46.833°N 6.800°E / 46.833; 6.800
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total
9.87 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population
 (Dec 2015)
 • Total
2,180
 • Density221/km2 (572/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
1474, 1468
SFOS number2055
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byBollion, Châtillon, Concise (VD), Font, Murist, Vaumarcus (NE)
Websitehttp://www.cheyres-chables.ch
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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.[1]

History

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Cheyres

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Cheyres is first mentioned in 1230 as Cheres.[2]

Geography

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Cheyres-Châbles has an area, as of 2009, of 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi).[3]

Demographics

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The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020) of 2,320.[4]

Historic Population

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The historical population is given in the following chart:[5]

Sights

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The entire Font region (shared between Châbles and Font) is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 29 November 2016
  2. ^ Cheyres in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  4. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
  6. ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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