Broye District, Canton of Fribourg, Chandon (Fribourg), Communes of Switzerland
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(2013-08-13
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ISBN-13:
978-620-1-59959-8
ISBN-10:
6201599592
EAN:
9786201599598
Book language:
English
Blurb/Shorttext:
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Léchelles is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 September 1994 the former municipality of Chandon merged into the municipality of Léchelles, keeping the name Léchelles. Léchelles is first mentioned in 1243 as Leschieres. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Leitern, however, that name is no longer used.Léchelles has an area, as of 2009, of 8.8 square kilometers (3.4 sq mi). Of this area, 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) or 55.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.32 km2 (1.28 sq mi) or 37.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.