Morens
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| Coordinates: 46°51′N 6°54′E / 46.850°N 6.900°ECoordinates: 46°51′N 6°54′E / 46.850°N 6.900°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Broye | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 449 m (1,473 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 154 | |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1541 | |
| SFOS number | 2033 | |
| Surrounded by | Bussy, Montbrelloz, Payerne (VD), Rueyres-les-Prés | |
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Morens is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Morens, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.
Morens is first mentioned in 1216 as Morens.
Morens had an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.6 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi). Of this area, 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) or 66.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 16.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 16.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.2%. Out of the forested land, 15.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 58.1% is used for growing crops and 8.1% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The former municipality is located in the Broye district, in the Estavayer-le-Lac exclave.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, on a Pale Argent three Roses of the field barbed and seeded proper.
Morens had a population (as of 2015[update]) of 154. As of 2008[update], 4.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 22.4%. Migration accounted for 13.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 13.6%.
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