estavayer is a new municipality of the canton of fribourg, switzerland. it is on the south shore of lake neuchâtel and is between yverdon and bern. it is the capital of the district of broye. it was created on 1 january 2017, when the former municipalities of bussy, estavayer-le-lac, morens, murist, rueyres-les-prés, vernay and vuissens merged to form estavayer.