Nuvilly (Arpitan: Nôvelyi [nyviˈji] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

[3] Nuvilly has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

[5] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally of Six Argent and Azure overall on a Bend Gules three Mullets of Five.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (280 or 95.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (10 or 3.4%) and Portuguese is the third (2 or 0.7%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Nuvilly is; 46 children or 15.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 35 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 26.3% of the vote.

In the tertiary sector; 2 or 11.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 11.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 4 or 22.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 4 or 22.2% were in education and 1 was in health care.

[9] As of the rest of the Broye, Nuvilly produces tobacco and sugar beet.

The lessening of the Federal subvention on milk caused the bovine cattle to decrease in favor of other more remunerating activities (such as the pork and veal breeding for meat purpose).

From the 2000 census[update], 226 or 76.9% were Roman Catholic, while 34 or 11.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 43 students attending 2 classes in Nuvilly.

Due to the bowl form and the humidity of all the Broye area, from the middle of September to the end of April, Nuvilly is regularly hidden by a dense cloak of fog.

With its country roads and small path, Nuvilly is a good place for hiking trails and nature sightseeing.

The catholic church of Nuvilly, consecrated in 1690, in baroque style, is one of the cultural sites of significance of the village.

Visitors would be able to admire stained glass windows including one of Joseph and one of Bernadette, as well as a triptych on both sides of the choir and on its anterior part.