Chapelle is a village and former municipality in the district of Broye

Broye (district)

Broye District is a 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...

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Canton of Fribourg

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Switzerland

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It was first recorded in 1363 as Cappella. It was named Chapelle-près-Surpierre until 1953, when the name changed to Chapelle.

The municipality also contained the villages Coumin-Dessus and Coumin-Dessous. It had 85 inhabitants in 1811, which increased to 129 in 1831. It then decreased to 120 in 1850, 113 in 1900, 117 in 1950 and 64 in 2000.

In 2005 the municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Cheiry

Cheiry

Cheiry is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.-History:Cheiry is first mentioned around 1184-85 as Chirie. Its territory was enlarged in 2005 with the formerly independent municipality Chapelle.-Geography:...

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