Seiry
Seiry is a village lying within the municipality of Lully, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It formerly existed as an autonomous municipality, but on 1 January 2006 was merged with Bollion, into the larger Lully.[1] Seiry first appears in 1180 AD as Seirie. The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland records a population peak of 209 in 1900, steadily dropping to 89 inhabitants in 1970, before rising again to 200 before the merger with Lully.
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Location of Seiry | |
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Coordinates: 46°48′N 6°49′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Fribourg |
District | Broye |
Municipality | Lully, Fribourg |
Area | |
• Total | 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
Population (December 2005) | |
• Total | 237 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1470 |
SFOS number | 2042 |
Surrounded by | Estavayer, Cheyres-Châbles, Les Montets |
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References
- "Décret relatif à la fusion des communes de Bollion, Lully et Seiry" (pdf). Registre Officiel de Fribourg (in French). Canton de Fribourg. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- Rolle, Marianne: Seiry in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2011-06-09.
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