Cheyres

former municipality and village in Cheyres-Châbles in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland

Cheyres (Arpitan: audio speaker iconTsêre  or Tsàrè[2]) was a municipality of the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017, the municipalities of Châbles and Cheyres joined together and became the new municipality of Cheyres-Châbles.[3]

Cheyres
Coat of arms of Cheyres
Location of Cheyres
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Cheyres is located in Switzerland
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Cheyres
Cheyres is located in Canton of Fribourg
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Coordinates: 46°49′N 6°47′E / 46.817°N 6.783°E / 46.817; 6.783
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total1,411
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1468
SFOS number2010
Surrounded byChâbles, Chavannes-le-Chêne (VD), Concise (VD), Murist, Rovray (VD), Yvonand (VD)
Twin townsSaint-Martial (France)
Websitewww.cheyres.ch
SFSO statistics

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. Dictionnaire-Dikchenéro: Français-Patois/Patê-Franché. Société cantonale des patoisans fribourgeois. Fribourg: 2013. p. 106
  3. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 29 November 2016

Other websites

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  Media related to Cheyres at Wikimedia Commons