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District de la Broye
FribourgDistrict de la Broye is one of 7 districts of the canton of Fribourg and comprises 17 municipalities with 35'523 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Residents
35'523
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
17
Switzerland
Area
228 km²
swisstopo
Density
156 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
1001
BFS
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Estavayer
10'812Residents
Belmont-Broye
6'287Residents
Montagny
3'105Residents
Cheyres-Châbles
2'545Residents
Saint-Aubin
2'106Residents
Cugy
2'067Residents
Les Montets
1'587Residents
Delley-Portalban
1'349Residents
Surpierre
1'259Residents
Lully
1'239Residents
Gletterens
1'156Residents
Châtillon
549Residents
Vallon
537Residents
Nuvilly
493Residents
Sévaz
324Residents
Prévondavaux
108Residents
Fétigny-Ménières
—Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Votes in District de la Broye
district results as published by BFS27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
24.9% YesNo 75.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
32.3% YesNo 67.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
50.2% YesNo 49.8%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% Yes
31.7% YesNo 68.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
51.1% YesNo 48.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
61.4% YesNo 38.6%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP27.1% · strongest party
SVP27.1%
SP22.1%
Mitte19.7%
FDP14.3%
GRÜNE8.5%
GLP3.1%
EDU2.1%
CSP1.9%
EVP0.9%
Übrige0.4%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Delley-Portalban
49.9 %
median of its municipalities
83 %
Prévondavaux
90.3 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 49.9 % % in Delley-Portalban to 90.3 % % in Prévondavaux (median 83 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 13.9 % in Delley-Portalban to 17.3 % in Prévondavaux (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.77 %
Dwellings
16'966
Avg. rooms
3.8
Built before 1946
22.5%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+688 +1.9%
births
346
deaths
211
net migration
+557
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
11'751
Workplaces
2'234
Services share
60 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 955 (8.1%) · Secondary 3'739 (31.8%) · Tertiary 7'046 (60.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
313
Organic share
7.3 %
Farmland
10'986 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.9 °C
Precipitation
999 mm
Elevation
429–819 m
Flat share
70.6%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
386 GWh
Electricity
26.5 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
91 min
Road to centre
42 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (26.481–27.262 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of District de la Broye rank
sum of its municipalities1410Prévondavaux×21468Cheyres1470Estavayer-le-Lac1473Châtillon FR +11474Châbles FR1475Autavaux1482Cugy FR1483Montet (Broye) +11484Aumont1485Nuvilly×21486Vuissens1489Murist1525Seigneux×21527Villeneuve FR1528Surpierre1529Cheiry1532Fétigny1533Ménières1534Chapelle (Broye) +1×21541Bussy FR +11542Rueyres-les-Prés1544Gletterens1562Corcelles-près-Payerne×21563Dompierre FR1564Domdidier×21565Vallon×21566St-Aubin FR1567Delley1568Portalban1580Avenches×21772Grolley×21773Léchelles1774Cousset×21775Mannens1776Montagny-la-Ville
10 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AumontAutavauxAvenchesBollionBussy FRChâbles FRChandonChapelle (Broye)Châtillon FRCheiryCheyresCorcelles-près-PayerneCoussetCugy FRDelleyDomdidierDompierre FREstavayer-le-LacFétignyFontForel FRFrassesGletterensGrandsivazGranges-de-VesinGrolleyLéchellesLes FriquesLully FRMannensMénièresMontagny-la-VilleMontagny-les-MontsMontbrellozMontet (Broye)Morens FRMuristNuvillyOleyresPortalbanPraratoudPrévondavauxRueyres-les-PrésRussySasselSeigneuxSeirySévazSt-Aubin FRSurpierreVallonVesinVilleneuve FRVuissens
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to District de la Broye?
- District de la Broye comprises 17 municipalities: Estavayer, Belmont-Broye, Montagny, Cheyres-Châbles, Saint-Aubin, Cugy, Les Montets, Delley-Portalban, Surpierre, Lully, Gletterens, Châtillon, Vallon, Nuvilly, Sévaz, Prévondavaux, Fétigny-Ménières. Together they have 35'523 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is District de la Broye in?
- District de la Broye lies in the canton of Fribourg, which is divided into 7 districts.
- How many people live in District de la Broye?
- District de la Broye has 35'523 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 17 municipalities; the largest is Estavayer with 10'812.
- Does District de la Broye have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District de la Broye the municipal rate ranges from 49.9 % (Delley-Portalban) to 90.3 % (Prévondavaux).
- How did District de la Broye vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, District de la Broye voted 24.9 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.