Broc
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Broc ( or ; ; or , ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Broc
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.image_photo
- 2014-Broc.jpg
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Main town of Broc
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Broc COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Broc Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Fribourg
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-FR
- Swiss town.district
- Gruyère
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 1636
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 2124
- Swiss town.area
- 10.06
- Swiss town.elevation
- 718
- Swiss town.website
- www.broc.ch
- Swiss town.mayor_title
- Syndic
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Botterens, Châtel-sur-Montsalvens, Crésuz, Gruyères, La Tour-de-Trême, Morlon, Val-de-Charmey
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Municipality of Switzerland
- Official name
- Broc
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Gruyère District
- Official language
- French
- Population
- 2651
- Area
- 10.03
- Elevation
- 718
- Body of water
- Saane/Sarine
- Official website
- www.broc.ch
- Image
- Industriesiedlung Broc-Fabrique, Firmengelände der Schokoladenfabrik Cailler (Nestlé), Broc FR.jpg
- Dialing code
- 026
- Licence plate code
- FR
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- Commons category
- Broc
- time of earliest written record
- 1115-00-00
- postal code
- 1636
- external data available at URL
- geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2124
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Politics
- Economy
- Transport
- Religion
- Education
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Broc ( or ; ; or , ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
==History== Broc is first mentioned in 1115 as Broc and Broch. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Bruck, but that name is no longer used.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Broc” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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