Domdidier

Geschichte

Domdidier is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.HistoryDomdidier is first mentioned around 1157-62 as Donno Desiderio.GeographyDomdidier had an area, of 8.9km2. Of this area, 6.07km2 or 68.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.35km2 or 15.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.41km2 or 15.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.08km2 or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02km2 or 0.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.1%. Out of the forested land, 13.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 52.4% is used for growing crops and 14.1% is pastures, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The former municipality is located in the Broye district, on the Payerne-Murten road. It consists of the village of Domdidier and the hamlets of Granges-Rothey and Eissy.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Harrow Sable.