Murist

Murist
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Murist is located in Switzerland
Murist
Murist
Murist is located in Canton of Fribourg
Murist
Murist
Coordinates: 46°47′N 6°48′E / 46.783°N 6.800°E / 46.783; 6.800
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation
662 m (2,172 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2015)
 • Total621
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1489
SFOS number2034
LocalitiesMurist, Franex, La Vounaise, Montborget
Surrounded byBollion, Châbles, Chavannes-le-Chêne (VD), Cheyres, Les Montets, Nuvilly, Seiry, Treytorrens (Payerne) (VD)
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Murist was a municipality of the district Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

History[change | change source]

Since 1981 with the formerly independent municipalities La Vounaise and Montborget, and in 1992 with Franex.[2] On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
  3. Historisiertes Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 5 January 2017

Other websites[change | change source]

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