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Cheyres-Châbles

Merger 2017 Canton of Fribourg · District: Broye · 2'545 inhabitants (31.12.2025)
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Origin of the name Cheyres-Châbles

The name joins those of the two former municipalities. The French-language place names commission approved it on 30 April 2015, and swisstopo also gave its opinion. The coat of arms, designed on 17 October 2014 by Fabien Monney of Châbles, takes over in full the emblem of the bailiwick of Cheyres, created in 1704, and sets on it a crenellated tower taken from the 1939 arms of Châbles. The State Archives gave a favourable opinion on 17 April 2015, and the old arms have become the flags of the two villages.[1][4]

Founding of Cheyres-Châbles

Since 1 January 2017 Cheyres-Châbles has united the municipalities of Cheyres and Châbles. After several larger projects, the two municipalities chose to merge on their own. The agreement, signed by the municipal councils on 12 June 2015, was accepted in a popular vote on 27 September 2015, and the Grand Council passed the merger law in December 2015. The new municipality had 2'106 inhabitants (legal population at 31.12.2014) on 9.90 km². The Council of State's message saw it as an intermediate step in the merger plan of the prefect of the Broye.[1][2][3][6]

History of Cheyres-Châbles

2009-2011. Châbles, Cheyres, Murist, Nuvilly and Vuissens launch a preliminary merger project in 2009. After the feasibility study is presented to the public in February 2011, Châbles and Cheyres drop the project.[1]

2012-2013. In July 2012 Châbles and Cheyres join the merger study of ten municipalities around Estavayer-le-Lac. In 2013 their legislatures ask in parallel for a study of a two-way merger.[1]

2014. In the summer the two municipalities leave the ten-way project. In December the municipal assembly of Châbles accepts the principle of the merger.[1]

2015. On 8 March a poll settles the form of the future legislature. Cheyres chooses a general council, Châbles the municipal assembly, by 140 votes to 124. The municipal councils sign the agreement on 12 June.[1]

2015. On 27 September Châbles accepts the merger by 336 votes to 54, Cheyres by 453 to 197.[1][3]

2015. The Council of State sends its message to the Grand Council on 10 November. The law, passed at the December session, grants merger aid of 363'200 francs, paid from 2018.[1][2][3]

2017. Cheyres-Châbles comes into being on 1 January. Cheyres and Châbles become village names.[3][5][6]

Population of Cheyres-Châbles

Sources and references: [1][7]

Population of Cheyres-Châbles
20101'816
20142'106
20252'545

Historic sites in Cheyres-Châbles

Municipal administration. The municipal administration is in Cheyres, Rue de la Gare 12.[5]

Sources

  1. Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2015-DIAF-96 du 10 novembre 2015 accompagnant le projet de loi relatif à la fusion des communes de Châbles et Cheyres
  2. Grand Conseil du canton de Fribourg, Parlinfo, objet 2015-DIAF-96 « Zusammenschluss der Gemeinden Châbles und Cheyres »
  3. Projet de loi relative à la fusion des communes de Châbles et Cheyres (objet 2015-DIAF-96)
  4. Commune de Cheyres-Châbles, « Les armoiries »
  5. Commune de Cheyres-Châbles, « Histoire des communes »
  6. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Cheyres-Châbles » (version du 06.04.2017)
  7. Service de la statistique du canton de Fribourg (SStat), « Population des communes, de 1900 à 2025 » (T01-02-03), population résidante permanente au 31.12.2025

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