Arconciel

Arconciel village

Coat of arms

Arconciel

Location of Arconciel

Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°7′E / 46.750°N 7.117°ECoordinates: 46°45′N 7°7′E / 46.750°N 7.117°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Syndic

Area

• Total

6.17 km² (2.38 sq mi)

Elevation

734 m (2,408 ft)

Highest elevation (En Monternou)

828 m (2,717 ft)

Lowest elevation (At Hauterive)

570 m (1,870 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

864

• Density

140/km² (360/sq mi)

Postal code

1732

SFOS number

2171

Surrounded by

Corpataux-Magnedens, Ependes, Hauterive, Marly, Rossens, Senèdes, Treyvaux

Twin towns

Arconcey (France)

Website

www.arconciel.ch
SFSO statistics

Arconciel (Arpitan: Arkonhyi ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Arconciel is first mentioned in 1082 as castrum Arconciacum. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Ergenzach, however, that name is no longer used.

Arconciel has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 6.2 square kilometers (2.4 sq mi). Of this area, 3.53 km² (1.36 sq mi) or 57.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.88 km² (0.73 sq mi) or 30.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.52 km² (0.20 sq mi) or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 km² (0.066 sq mi) or 2.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.1% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 38.6% is used for growing crops and 18.2% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Sarine district.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Tower embattled Argent

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