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 CE 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.
Seiry | |
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Location of Seiry  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°48′N 6°49′E / 46.800°N 6.817°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 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-FR |
| Surrounded by | Estavayer, Cheyres-Châbles, Les Montets |
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References edit
- ^ "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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