Estavayer

Estavayer
Old City of Estavayer-le-Lac
Estavayer
Location of Estavayer
Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°50′E / 46.833°N 6.833°E / 46.833; 6.833Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°50′E / 46.833°N 6.833°E / 46.833; 6.833
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Broye
Area
• Total	40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Lowest elevation (Lake Neuchâtel)	429 m (1,407 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	9,262
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Postal code	1470
SFOS number	2054
Surrounded by	Autavaux, Font, Gorgier (NE), Les Montets, Lully, Montbrelloz, Saint-Aubin-Sauges (NE), Sévaz, Vaumarcus (NE)
Website	website missing SFSO statistics

Estavayer is a municipality of the canton of Fribourg, situated on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel. Estavayer is located between Yverdon and Bern. It is the capital of the district of Broye. It was created on 1 January 2017 when the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged to form Estavayer.

Bussy is first mentioned in 1142 as Bussey.

Morens is first mentioned in 1216 as Morens.

Murist is first mentioned in 1228 as Muris.

Rueyres-les-Prés is first mentioned in 1288 as en Ruere.

Vernay was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the municipalities of Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz.

Estavayer has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 40.36 km² (15.58 sq mi).

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 9,262.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

The De Rivaz Chapel, the Sacré-Coeur Chapel, the Chenaux Castle, the Collegiate church of Saint-Laurent, the Convent of the Dominican nuns, the town fortifications, the House de la Dîme and the House des Sires d’Estavayer in Estavayer-le-Lac, the Church of Saint-Maurice in Bussy, the Saint-Pierre Church and the La Molière tower in Murist listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire town of Estavayer-le-Lac and the villages of Bussy and Vuissens are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. From the 2012 merger of Font into Estavayer-le-Lac, the Gallo-Roman villa at La Vuardaz and the entire Font area (shared between Châbles and Font) were added.