| Broye | |
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 The Broye in Salavaux. | |
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| Native name | La Broye (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Semsales (FR) |
| Mouth | Lake Neuchâtel |
• coordinates | 46°58′49″N7°02′11″E / 46.9803°N 7.0365°E /46.9803; 7.0365 |
| Length | 68 km (42 mi) |
| Basin size | 850 km2 (330 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Neuchâtel→Thielle→Lake Biel→Aare→Rhine→North Sea |
TheBroye (French:[bʁwa]ⓘ;Arpitan:Brouye[1][bʁuj(ə)]ⓘ) is a 68 km long river, in the cantons ofFribourg andVaud, inSwitzerland. It has a watershed area of 850 km2.
Its source is located inSemsales, in the Fribourgeois/Vaudois Prealps, south-west ofBulle. It flows first south-west along the Fribourgeois/Vaudois Prealps and turns north after 10 km. The direction of the river changes again nearMoudon to the north-east. FromPayerne, the Broye is running in a large and agricultural valley. The river flows intoLake Morat first, and then intoLake Neuchâtel through theBroye canal (French:Canal de la Broye).
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