Vernay (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnɛ]) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

It was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the municipalities of Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz.

Vernay had an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.3 square kilometers (3.2 sq mi).

[5] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (93.9%) as their first language, German is the second most common (4.2%) and Italian is the third (1.1%).

[6] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Vernay is; 149 children or 18.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 108 teenagers or 13.4% are between 10 and 19.

[5] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 22.8% of the vote.

In the tertiary sector; 9 or 40.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 18.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 7 or 31.8% were in education.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium (university preparatory) and vocational programs.

After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship.