What is Léchelles?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Léchelles | image_photo = De Gottrau Léchelles Jul 2011.jpg | image_caption = De Gottrau Manor House at Léchelles | municipality_name = Léchelles | municipality_type = former | imagepath_coa = Léchelles-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Léchelles.png | languages = French | canton = Fribourg | iso-code-region = CH-FR | district = [[Broye (district)|Broye]] |coordinates = {{coord|46|50|N|7|1|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 1773 | municipality_code = 2024 | area = 8.75 | elevation = 545|elevation_description= | population = 751 | populationof = Dec 2014 | popofyear = 2014 | website = www.belmont-broye.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = Syndic |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Domdidier]], [[Grolley]], [[Misery-Courtion]], [[Montagny, Fribourg|Montagny]], [[Oleyres]] (VD), [[Ponthaux]], [[Russy, Switzerland|Russy]] | twintowns = }} '''Léchelles''' was a [[municipality]] of the district of [[Broye (district)|Broye]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Fribourg (canton)|Fribourg]] in [[Switzerland]]. On 1 September 1994, the former municipality of Chandon merged into the municipality of Léchelles, keeping the name Léchelles.<ref name=Mutation>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{in lang|de}} accessed 4 April 2011</ref> On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of [[Domdidier]], [[Dompierre, Fribourg|Dompierre]], Léchelles and [[Russy, Switzerland|Russy]] merged to form [[Belmont-Broye]].<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{in lang|de}} accessed 3 February 2016</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{commonscat-inline}} * [http://www.lechelles.ch Official websi