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 of Cheyres-Châbles
Coat of arms
Location of Cheyres-Châbles
Cheyres-Châbles is located in Switzerland
Cheyres-Châbles
Cheyres-Châbles
Cheyres-Châbles is located in Canton of Fribourg
Cheyres-Châbles
Cheyres-Châbles
Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°48′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total9.87 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[1]
 • Total2,320
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1474, 1468
SFOS number2055
Surrounded byBollion, Châtillon, Concise (VD), Font, Murist, Vaumarcus (NE)
Websitehttp://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, of 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi).[4]

Demographics

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020) 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]

References
  1. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 29 November 2016
  3. Cheyres in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  5. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
  7. "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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