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Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°51′E / 46.833°N 6.850°ECoordinates: 46°50′N 6°51′E / 46.833°N 6.850°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Fribourg | |
District | Broye | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Syndic | |
Area | ||
• Total | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2015) | ||
• Total | 1,124 | |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 1470 | |
SFOS number | 2025 | |
Surrounded by | Estavayer-le-Lac, Font, Les Montets, Seiry | |
Website |
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Lully is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2006 Lully incorporated the formerly independent municipalities of Bollion and Seiry as a result of boundary changes by the cantonal authorities.
Lully is first mentioned in 1011 as in villa Lulliaco.
Lully has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.5 square kilometers (2.1 sq mi). Of this area, 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) or 66.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) or 20.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.3%. Out of the forested land, 18.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 43.3% is used for growing crops and 19.5% is pastures, while 3.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Broye district, south of Estavayer-le-Lac. It consists of the villages of Lully, Bollion and Seiry.
The pre-merger blazon of the municipal coat of arms was Pally of Eight Or and Gules, overall on a Fess Argent three Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.
The current coat of arms includes portions of all three former coats of arms.
Lully has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,124. As of 2008[update], 11.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 34.1%. Migration accounted for 31.2%, while births and deaths accounted for 9.3%.