What is the population of Cheiry, Fribourg?

Cheiry has a population of approximately 379 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Cheiry, Fribourg located?

Cheiry is located in Fribourg, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 46.7506°, 6.8362°.

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Cheiry

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Cheiry

Total population

379

Elevation563 m

Coordinates46.75°, 6.84°

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Elevation

563 m

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Overview

Cheiry is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2021 the municipality of Cheiry merged into the municipality of Surpierre.

History & geography

History

Cheiry is first mentioned around 1184-85 as Chirie, when the bishop of Lausanne Roger de Vico Pisano donated it and Surpierre's churches to the priory of Saint-Maire in Lausanne, confirmed by Pope Lucius III. By 1228, Cheiry had become a parish church dedicated to St. Sylvester, which was probably the first parish church in Surpierre, before becoming a branch of the Notre-Dame des Champs church in Surpierre. In 1380, it was part of the Surpierre seigneury, and in 1536 was attached to the Fribourg bailliage of Surpierre. In 1624, the village burned to the ground. In 1798 it was then attached to Estavayer, and then again to Surpierre from 1803 to 1848. A sanctuary was built in 1967; Cheiry was traditionally an agricultural area and grew cereals, tobacco and raised livestock.

Geography

Cheiry had an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 27.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.3% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Out of the forested land, 24.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 42.7% is used for growing crops and 22.4% is pastures. The former municipality is located in the Broye district, in the Surpierre exclave.

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