Estavayer (; ) is a municipality of the canton of Fribourg, situated on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel. Estavayer is located between Yverdon and Bern. It is the capital of the district of Broye. It was created on 1 January 2017 when the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged to form Estavayer.Historisiertes Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz. Retrieved 5 January 2017
History Bussy Bussy is first mentioned in 1142 as Bussey.
Morens Morens is first mentioned in 1216 as Morens.
Murist Murist is first mentioned in 1228 as Muris.
Rueyres-les-Prés Rueyres-les-Prés is first mentioned in 1288 as en Ruere.
Vernay Vernay was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the municipalities of Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office . Retrieved 19 July 2011
Geography Estavayer has an area, , of .
Population The new municipality has a population () of .
Historic Population The historical population is given in the following chart:Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 . Retrieved 27 April 2016
Heritage sites of national significance The De Rivaz Chapel, the Sacré-Coeur Chapel, the Chenaux Castle, the Collegiate church of Saint-Laurent, the Convent of the Dominican nuns, the town fortifications, the House de la Dîme and the House des Sires d’Estavayer in Estavayer-le-Lac, the Church of Saint-Maurice in Bussy, the Saint-Pierre Church and the La Molière tower in Murist listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire town of Estavayer-le-Lac and the villages of Bussy and Vuissens are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. From the 2012 merger of Font into Estavayer-le-Lac, the Gallo-Roman villa at La Vuardaz and the entire Font area (shared between Châbles and Font) were added.
Transportation The municipality has a railway station, , on the Fribourg–Yverdon line. It has regular service to and .
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