Surpierre

Surpierre
Bailiff's Castle above Surpierre village
Location of Surpierre
Surpierre
Surpierre
Coordinates: 46°45′N 6°52′E / 46.750°N 6.867°E / 46.750; 6.867
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictBroye
Government
  MayorSyndic
Area
  Total
4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Elevation
618 m (2,028 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total
708
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1528
SFOS number2044
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byCheiry, Cremin (VD), Forel-sur-Lucens (VD), Granges-près-Marnand (VD), Lucens (VD), Villeneuve
Websitesurpierre-fr.ch
SFSO statistics

Surpierre (Arpitan: Surpiérra, pronounced [syˈpjeʁa] or [ʃyˈpjeʁa]) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. In January 2005 Surpierre incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Praratoud, in January 2017 Surpierre incorporated Villeneuve and in January 2021 it incorporated Cheiry.