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 / 46.833°N 6.800°E / 46.833; 6.800
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

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, 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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