Dompierre (Fribourg)

Geschichte

Dompierre is a former municipality in the district of Broye of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.HistoryDompierre is first mentioned in 1137 as Donperre.GeographyDompierre had an area, of 4.5km2. Of this area, 3.88km2 or 87.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.04km2 or 0.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.45km2 or 10.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06km2 or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01km2 or 0.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 75.5% is used for growing crops and 10.3% is pastures, while 1.3% 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, between Avenches and Payerne.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Lion rampant Sable langued Gules holding a Key of the last.DemographicsDompierre had a population of 994., 18.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 25.5%. Migration accounted for 20.8%, while births and deaths accounted for 2.2%.