Léchelles
Sign in to saveLéchelles (; ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 September 1994 the former municipality of Chandon merged into the municipality of Léchelles, keeping the name Léchelles. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Léchelles
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Léchelles-coat of arms.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Fribourg
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-FR
- Swiss town.district
- Broye
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 1773
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 2024
- Swiss town.area
- 8.75
- Swiss town.elevation
- 545
- Swiss town.population
- 751
- Swiss town.populationof
- Dec 2014
- Swiss town.popofyear
- 2014
- Swiss town.website
- belmont-broye.ch
- Swiss town.mayor_title
- Syndic
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Domdidier, Grolley, Misery-Courtion, Montagny, Oleyres (VD), Ponthaux, Russy
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Léchelles (; ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 September 1994 the former municipality of Chandon merged into the municipality of Léchelles, keeping the name Léchelles. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.
==History== Léchelles is first mentioned in 1243 as Leschieres. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Leitern, however, that name is no longer used.