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Vernay
Former municipality of Switzerland
Montbrelloz
Montbrelloz
Coat of arms of Vernay
Coat of arms
Vernay is located in Switzerland
Vernay
Vernay
Location of Vernay
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Vernay is located in Canton of Fribourg
Vernay
Vernay
Vernay (Canton of Fribourg)
Coordinates: 46°53′N 6°53′E / 46.883°N 6.883°E / 46.883; 6.883Coordinates: 46°53′N 6°53′E / 46.883°N 6.883°E / 46.883; 6.883
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
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SFSO statistics

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, 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) of 1,119. As of 2008, 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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