Russy, Switzerland
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°51′N 7°0′E / 46.850°N 7.000°ECoordinates: 46°51′N 7°0′E / 46.850°N 7.000°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Broye | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2014) | ||
| • Total | 221 | |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1773 | |
| SFOS number | 2040 | |
| Surrounded by | Corcelles-près-Payerne (VD), Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles, Montagny | |
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Russy is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.
Russy is first mentioned in 1228 as Rusie.
Russy had an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.7 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi) or 60.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 35.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.15 km2 (37 acres) or 4.1% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 32.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.8% is used for growing crops and 15.4% is pastures, while 4.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The former municipality is located in the Broye district.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, Argent two Keys Gules in saltire and Gules issuant from Coupeaux Vert five ears Or.
Russy had a population (as of 2014[update]) of 221. As of 2008[update], 3.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -0.9%. Migration accounted for 2.4%, while births and deaths accounted for -0.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (191 or 97.9%) as their first language, German is the second most common (3 or 1.5%) and Polnisch is the third (1 or 0.5%).
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