Cheyres-Châbles

Cheyres-Châbles (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁ ʃabl]) is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Châbles and Cheyres merged into the new municipality of Cheyres-Châbles.^[2]

Cheyres-Châbles
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Cheyres-Châbles
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Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°48′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Broye
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	9.87 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2018)[1]
• Total	2,320
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1474, 1468
SFOS number	2055
ISO 3166 code	CH-FR
Surrounded by	Bollion, Châtillon, Concise (VD), Font, Murist, Vaumarcus (NE)
Website	http://www.cheyres-chables.ch SFSO statistics

History

Cheyres

Cheyres is first mentioned in 1230 as Cheres.^[3]

Geography

Cheyres-Châbles has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 9.74 km² (3.76 sq mi).^[4]

Demographics

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020^[update]) of 2,320.^[5]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:^[6]

Sights

The entire Font region (shared between Châbles and Font) is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.^[7]