Murist

Murist
La Molière tower in Murist
Location of Murist
Murist
Murist
Coordinates: 46°47′N 6°48′E / 46.783°N 6.800°E / 46.783; 6.800
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total
8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation
662 m (2,172 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2015)
 • Total
621
 • Density75.7/km2 (196/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
1489
SFOS number2034
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
LocalitiesMurist, Franex, La Vounaise, Montborget
Surrounded byBollion, Châbles, Chavannes-le-Chêne (VD), Cheyres, Les Montets, Nuvilly, Seiry, Treytorrens (Payerne) (VD)
Website
SFSO statistics

Murist (French: [myʁist]; Arpitan: Muri [myˈʁi] ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

Its territory was enlarged in 1981 with the formerly independent municipalities La Vounaise and Montborget, and in 1992 with Franex. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Murist, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.