Murist

Murist was a municipality of the district Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Murist
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Murist
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Coordinates: 46°47′N 6°48′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Broye
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area [1]
• Total	8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population  (Dec 2015)
• Total	621
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1489
SFOS number	2034
Localities	Murist, Franex, La Vounaise, Montborget
Surrounded by	Bollion, Châbles, Chavannes-le-Chêne (VD), Cheyres, Les Montets, Nuvilly, Seiry, Treytorrens (Payerne) (VD)
Website	SFSO statistics

History

Since 1981 with the formerly independent municipalities La Vounaise and Montborget, and in 1992 with Franex.^[2] On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.^[3]