Léchelles

Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°1′E / 46.833°N 7.017°E / 46.833; 7.017
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Léchelles
De Gottrau Manor House at Léchelles
De Gottrau Manor House at Léchelles
Coat of arms of Léchelles
Location of Léchelles
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Léchelles is located in Switzerland
Léchelles
Léchelles
Léchelles is located in Canton of Fribourg
Léchelles
Léchelles
Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°1′E / 46.833°N 7.017°E / 46.833; 7.017
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Elevation
545 m (1,788 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2014)
 • Total751
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1773
SFOS number2024
Surrounded byDomdidier, Grolley, Misery-Courtion, Montagny, Oleyres (VD), Ponthaux, Russy
Websitewww.belmont-broye.ch
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Léchelles was a municipality of the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 September 1994, the former municipality of Chandon merged into the municipality of Léchelles, keeping the name Léchelles.[1] On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.[2]

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