Estavayer-le-Lac

Also known as Estavayer-le-Lac FR, Estavayer, Estavayer (former municipality), Estavayer (town)

Estavayer-le-Lac (; , locally ) is a historical town and former Swiss municipality of the canton of Fribourg, situated on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel. Estavayer-le-Lac is located between Yverdon and Bern. It is the capital of the district of Broye. The municipality of Font merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Estavayer-le-Lac. On 1 January 2017 Bussy, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Estavayer-le-Lac
Swiss town.image_photo: Estavayer-le-Lac old city.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Old City of Estavayer-le-Lac
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Estavayer COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Fribourg
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-FR
Swiss town.district: Broye
Swiss town.postal_code: 1470
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2015
Swiss town.area: 6.41
Swiss town.elevation: 459
Swiss town.lowest_m: 429
Swiss town.lowest: Lake Neuchâtel
Swiss town.highest_m: 489
Swiss town.website: estavayer-le-lac.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Albert Bachmann
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Autavaux, Font, Gorgier (NE), Les Montets, Lully, Montbrelloz, Saint-Aubin-Sauges (NE), Sévaz, Vaumarcus (NE)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: neighborhood
Named after: Lake Neuchâtel
Official name: Estavayer-le-Lac
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Estavayer
Area: 8.66
Elevation: 453
Body of water: Lake Neuchâtel
Capital of: Broye District
Official website: www.estavayer-le-lac.ch
Image: Estavayer-le-Lac old city.jpg
Dialing code: 026
Licence plate code: FR

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Commons category: Estavayer-le-Lac
postal code: 1470
replaces: Font
replaced by: Estavayer
P8168: Sudan at the 2012 Summer Olympics
different from: Estavayer
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2015

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Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Famous citizens
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==Geography== thumb|Lake front at Estavayer-le-Lac thumb|Aerial view of Estavayer-le-Lac (2015) thumb|Aerial view (1964) Estavayer-le-Lac has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 6.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 33.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 4.7% is unproductive land. Following the 2012 merger of Font, the total area increased to .

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