The Broye (;
[''Dictionnaire-Dikchenéro: Français-Patois/Patê-Franché''. Société cantonale des patoisans fribourgeois. Fribourg: 2013. p. 87] ) is a 68 km long river, in the cantons of
Fribourg
or is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and district of Sarine (district), La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, adminis ...
and
Vaud
Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of Subdivisions of the canton of Vaud, ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat ...
, in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. It has a watershed area of 850 km
2.
Presentation
Its source is located in
Semsales
Semsales (; ) is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
History
Semsales is first mentioned about 1100 as ''septem salis''.
Geography
Semsales has an area of . Of this area, or 46.6% is used for ...
, in the Fribourgeois/Vaudois Prealps, south-west of
Bulle
Bulle (; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gruyère (district), Gruyère in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. In January 2006 Bulle incorporated the formerly inde ...
. It flows first south-west along the Fribourgeois/Vaudois Prealps and turns north after 10 km. The direction of the river changes again near
Moudon to the north-east. From
Payerne
Payerne (; ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name ''Peterlingen'' for the town is out of use.
History
The earliest traces of ...
, the Broye is running in a large and agricultural valley. The river flows into
Lake Morat first, and then into
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel ( ; ; ) is a lake primarily in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, and Bern. It comprises one of the lakes in th ...
through the ''Broye canal'' (French: ''Canal de la Broye'').
List of Tributaries
* The Petite Glâne
* The Bressonne
* The Lembe
* The Arbogne
Course
*
Semsales
Semsales (; ) is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
History
Semsales is first mentioned about 1100 as ''septem salis''.
Geography
Semsales has an area of . Of this area, or 46.6% is used for ...
*
Oron
*
Moudon
*
Lucens
Lucens () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Broye-Vully District, Broye-Vully district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, ...
*
Payerne
Payerne (; ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name ''Peterlingen'' for the town is out of use.
History
The earliest traces of ...
*
Salavaux
*
Lake Morat
*
Sugiez
*
La Sauge
*
Lake Neuchatel
See also
*
Swiss plateau
*
Jura water correction
The correction of the waters of the Swiss Jura consisted of a wide series of hydrological undertakings carried out in Switzerland in the region of the three lakes: Lake Murten connected to Lake Neuchatel by the Broye Canal, the latter connec ...
References
External links
TourismePortail Internet de la Broye vaudoise et fribourgeoise
Rivers of Switzerland
Tributaries of Lake Neuchâtel
Rivers of the canton of Vaud
Rivers of the canton of Fribourg
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