Broye District (French: [distʁi(kt) d(ə) la bʁwa]; Arpitan: District de la Brouye [diʃˈtʁi də la ˈbʁuj(ə)] ; German: 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 33,901 (as of 31 December 2020).

Municipalities

Broye consists of the following municipalities, of which Estavayer is the capital:

Mergers and name changes

• 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 .