Autavaux

Vernay
Former municipality of Switzerland
Montbrelloz
Coat of arms
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Location of Vernay
Coordinates: 46°53′N 6°53′E / 46.883°N 6.883°E / 46.883; 6.883Coordinates: 46°53′N 6°53′E / 46.883°N 6.883°E / 46.883; 6.883
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Broye
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,119
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Postal code	1475
SFOS number	2052
Localities	Autavaux, Forel, Montbrelloz
Surrounded by	Bevaix (NE), Bussy, Chevroux (VD), Estavayer-le-Lac, Gorgier (NE), Grandcour (VD), Montbrelloz, Morens, Rueyres-les-Prés, Sévaz
Website	SFSO statistics

Vernay is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the municipalities of Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz. The administrative seat is in Forel.

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

Vernay had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 8.3 square kilometers (3.2 sq mi). Of this area, 6.2 km² (2.4 sq mi) or 74.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.51 km² (0.58 sq mi) or 18.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.46 km² (0.18 sq mi) or 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.16 km² (0.062 sq mi) or 1.9% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 64.2% is used for growing crops and 7.7% is pastures, while 2.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.

Vernay had a population (as of 2015^[update]) of 1,119. As of 2008^[update], 6.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 25.3%. Migration accounted for 19%, while births and deaths accounted for 6.4%.