Cheiry

Cheiry
Coat of arms
Cheiry
Location of Cheiry
Coordinates: 46°45′N 6°50′E / 46.750°N 6.833°E / 46.750; 6.833Coordinates: 46°45′N 6°50′E / 46.750°N 6.833°E / 46.750; 6.833
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Broye
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	6.48 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Elevation	563 m (1,847 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	379
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Postal code	1529
SFOS number	2009
Localities	Cheiry, Chapelle, Coumin-Dessus, Coumin-Dessous
Surrounded by	Combremont-le-Grand (VD), Combremont-le-Petit (VD), Forel-sur-Lucens (VD), Granges-près-Marnand (VD), Prévondavaux, Sassel (VD), Surpierre
Website	http://www.cheiry.ch SFSO statistics

Cheiry (Arpitan:  Tsèri ) is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Cheiry is first mentioned around 1184-85 as Chirie. Its territory was enlarged in 2005 with the formerly independent municipality Chapelle.

Cheiry has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 6.5 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 4.25 km² (1.64 sq mi) or 65.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.76 km² (0.68 sq mi) or 27.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.45 km² (0.17 sq mi) or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Out of the forested land, 24.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 42.7% is used for growing crops and 22.4% is pastures.

The municipality is located in the Broye district, in the Surpierre exclave.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, Or a Semi-Eagle displayed issuant Gules, and Azure three Plates.