What is Vernay, Switzerland?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Vernay | municipality_name = Vernay | municipality_type = former | imagepath_coa = GW-FR-Vernay.png|pixel_coa= | image_photo = Montbrelloz.png | image_caption = Montbrelloz | map = Karte Gemeinde Vernay 2007.png | languages = French | canton = Fribourg | iso-code-region = CH-FR | district = [[Broye (district)|Broye]] |coordinates = {{coord|46|53|N|6|53|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 1475 | municipality_code = 2052 | area = 8.32 | elevation = 465|elevation_description= | population = 1119 | populationof = Dec 2015| popofyear = 2015 | website = | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = Syndic |list_of_mayors = | places = Autavaux, Forel, Montbrelloz | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Bevaix]] (NE), [[Bussy, Fribourg|Bussy]], [[Chevroux, Switzerland|Chevroux]] (VD), [[Estavayer-le-Lac]], [[Gorgier]] (NE), [[Grandcour]] (VD), [[Montbrelloz]], [[Morens]], [[Rueyres-les-Prés]], [[Sévaz]] | twintowns = }} '''Vernay''' was a [[municipality]] of the district of [[Broye (district)|Broye]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Fribourg (canton)|Fribourg]] in [[Switzerland]]. == History == Vernay was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the former municipalities of [[Autavaux]], [[Forel, Fribourg|Forel]] and [[Montbrelloz]].<ref name=Fusion>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 19 July 2011</ref> The administrative seat is in Forel. On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Vernay, [[Bussy, Fribourg|Bussy]], [[Estavayer-le-Lac]], [[Morens]], [[Murist]], [[Rueyres-les-Prés]] and [[Vuissens]] merged into the new municipality of [[Estavayer]].<ref>[https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/grundlagen/agvch.html Historisiertes Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] accessed 5 January 2017</ref> == References == {{