Bussy, Fribourg
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°53′E / 46.833°N 6.883°ECoordinates: 46°50′N 6°53′E / 46.833°N 6.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Broye | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.60 km2 (1.39 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 483 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1541 | |
| SFOS number | 2004 | |
| Surrounded by | Cugy, Les Montets, Montbrelloz, Morens, Payerne (VD), Sévaz | |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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Bussy is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. 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.
Bussy is first mentioned in 1142 as Bussey.
Bussy had an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.6 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) or 81.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) or 5.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.2%. Out of the forested land, 4.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 73.1% is used for growing crops and 8.1% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The former municipality is located in the Broye district, in the Estavayer-le-Lac exclave.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Lion rampant Or, overall a Bendlet compony Or and Azure.
Bussy had a population (as of 2015[update]) of 483. As of 2008[update], 7.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 39.2%. Migration accounted for 36%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.8%.
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