Attalens

Attalens
Attalens Town Hall
Coat of arms
Attalens
Location of Attalens
Coordinates: 46°31′N 6°51′E / 46.517°N 6.850°E / 46.517; 6.850Coordinates: 46°31′N 6°51′E / 46.517°N 6.850°E / 46.517; 6.850
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Veveyse
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	9.76 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Elevation	777 m (2,549 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	3,295
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Postal code	1616
SFOS number	2321
Surrounded by	Bossonnens, Chardonne (VD), Corsier-sur-Vevey (VD), Ecoteaux (VD), Granges (Veveyse), Jongny (VD), Remaufens
Website	www.attalens.ch SFSO statistics

Attalens (Arpitan:  Atalin  or Talin) is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Attalens is first mentioned in 867 as Haltningum.

Attalens has an area of 9.76 km² (3.77 sq mi). Of this area, 5.84 km² (2.25 sq mi) or 59.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.64 km² (1.02 sq mi) or 27.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3 km² (0.50 sq mi) or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 23.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.2% is used for growing crops and 40.9% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Veveyse district, on the Vevey-Palézieux road.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Lion rampant Gules and overall a Bendlet Vert.

Attalens has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 3,295. As of 2008^[update], 13.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 28.4%. Migration accounted for 27.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 4.2%.