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Location of Vernay
 
Vernay
Vernay (Canton of Fribourg)
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| Coordinates: 46°53′N 6°53′E / 46.883°N 6.883°ECoordinates: 46°53′N 6°53′E / 46.883°N 6.883°E | ||
| 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 |
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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%.
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