Domdidier
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°52′N 7°1′E / 46.867°N 7.017°ECoordinates: 46°52′N 7°1′E / 46.867°N 7.017°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Broye | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 443 m (1,453 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2014) | ||
| • Total | 2,948 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1564 | |
| SFOS number | 2013 | |
| Surrounded by | Avenches (VD), Dompierre, Léchelles, Missy (VD), Oleyres (VD), Russy, Saint-Aubin | |
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Domdidier (Arpitan: 
Dondedi ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.
Domdidier is first mentioned around 1157-62 as Donno Desiderio.
Domdidier had an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.9 square kilometers (3.4 sq mi). Of this area, 6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi) or 68.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) or 15.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi) or 15.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.08 km2 (20 acres) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.1%. Out of the forested land, 13.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 52.4% is used for growing crops and 14.1% is pastures, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
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