Broye District (distʁi(kt) d(ə) la bʁwa; District de la Brouye diʃˈtʁi də la ˈbʁuj(ə); Broyebezirk) is one of the seven districts of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, lying in the vicinity of Lake Neuchâtel. Its territory is non-contiguous and Broye is fragmented into four parts, three of which exist as exclaves from the canton of Fribourg. It has a population of (as of ).
Broye consists of the following municipalities, of which Estavayer is the capital:
On 1 January 1981 the former municipalities of La Vounaise and Montborget merged into the municipality of Murist.
In 1991 the former municipality Les Friques merged into the municipality Saint-Aubin.
On 31 December 1991 the former municipality of Franex merged into the municipality Murist.
In 1994 the former municipality Chandon merged into the municipality Léchelles
On 1 January 2000 the former municipalities of Montagny-la-Ville and Montagny-les-Monts merged to form the new municipality of Montagny (FR).
On 1 January 2004 the former municipalities of Aumont, Frasses, Granges-de-Vesin and Montet (Broye) merged to form the new municipality of Les Montets. On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Mannens-Grandsivaz merged into Montagny. The former municipality of Chapelle (Broye) merged into the municipality of Cheiry.
On 1 January 2005 the former municipalities of Delley and Portalban merged to form the new municipality of Delley-Portalban. On 1 January 2005 the former municipality of Vesin merged into Cugy. The former municipality of Praratoud merged into the municipality of Surpierre.
On 1 January 2006 the former municipalities of Autavaux, Forel (FR) and Montbrelloz merged to form the new municipality of Vernay. On 1 January 2006 the former municipalities of Bollion and Seiry merged into the municipality of Lully.
On 1 January 2012 the municipality of Font merged into the municipality of Estavayer-le-Lac.
On 1 January 2016 the municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged into the new municipality Belmont-Broye.
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Estavayer-le-Lac (ɛstavaje l(ə) lak; Estavalyér-le-Lèc, locally Thavalyi-le-Lé θavaˈʎi lə ˈle) is a former Swiss municipality of the canton of Fribourg, situated on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel. Estavayer-le-Lac is located between Yverdon and Bern. It is the capital of the district of Broye. The municipality of Font merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Estavayer-le-Lac. On 1 January 2017 Bussy, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.
Châbles (ʃɑbl; Châbllos, locally Tsâbyo ˈtsɑbjo) is a former 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. Châbles has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 10.5% is unproductive land.
Vuissens (vɥisɑ̃s; Vouéssens vwɛˈsɛ̃) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Vuissens, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés and Vernay merged into the new municipality of Estavayer. Vuissens had an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 36.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.