Cheyres-Châbles

Municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland

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Location of Cheyres-Châbles

46°50′N 6°48′E / 46.833°N 6.800°E / 46.833; 6.800CountrySwitzerlandCantonFribourgDistrictBroyeGovernment

• MayorSyndicArea

• 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 number2055ISO 3166 codeCH-FRSurrounded byBollion, Châtillon, Concise (VD), Font, Murist, Vaumarcus (NE)Websitehttp://www.cheyres-chables.ch
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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]

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]

References

^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 29 November 2016
^ Cheyres in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
^ "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.
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
^ "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.