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Lully, Fribourg

Lully
Église de Lully.JPG
Coat of arms of Lully
Coat of arms
Lully is located in Switzerland
Lully
Lully
Lully is located in Canton of Fribourg
Lully
Lully
Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°51′E / 46.833°N 6.850°E / 46.833; 6.850Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°51′E / 46.833°N 6.850°E / 46.833; 6.850
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 www.lully-fr.ch
SFSO statistics

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, 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) of 1,124. As of 2008, 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%.


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