Léchelles
village and former municipality in Belmont-Broye in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
Léchelles was a municipality of the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 September 1994, the former municipality of Chandon merged into the municipality of Léchelles, keeping the name Léchelles.[1] On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.[2]
Léchelles | |
|---|---|
 De Gottrau Manor House at Léchelles | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Léchelles  | |
  Léchelles  Léchelles | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°1′E / 46.833°N 7.017°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Fribourg |
| District | Broye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2014) | |
| • Total | 751 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1773 |
| SFOS number | 2024 |
| Surrounded by | Domdidier, Grolley, Misery-Courtion, Montagny, Oleyres (VD), Ponthaux, Russy |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
References
change- ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
- ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 3 February 2016
Other websites
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Media related to Léchelles at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Archived 2015-12-26 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
