Estavayer

Estavayer is a new municipality of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It is on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel and is between Yverdon and Bern. It is the capital of the district of Broye. It was created on 1 January 2017, when the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged to form Estavayer.^[2]

Estavayer
Municipality
Old City of Estavayer-le-Lac
Coat of arms
Location of Estavayer
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Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°50′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Broye
Government
• Mayor	André Losey
Area
• Total	40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Lowest elevation (Lake Neuchâtel)	429 m (1,407 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[1]
• Total	9,712
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1470
SFOS number	2054
Surrounded by	Les Montets, Cheyres, Payerne (VD), Gorgier (NE), Lully, Saint-Aubin-Sauges (NE), Sévaz, Vaumarcus (NE), Grandcour (VD), Châbles, Chavannes-le-Chêne (VD)
Website	www.estavayer.ch SFSO statistics