Auboranges

Auboranges
Coat of arms
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Location of Auboranges
Coordinates: 46°35′N 6°48′E / 46.583°N 6.800°E / 46.583; 6.800Coordinates: 46°35′N 6°48′E / 46.583°N 6.800°E / 46.583; 6.800
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Glâne
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	272
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Postal code	1673
SFOS number	2061
Surrounded by	Ecublens, Essertes (VD), Ferlens (VD), Oron-la-Ville (VD), Rue, Servion (VD), Vuibroye (VD)
Website	www.auboranges.ch SFSO statistics

Auboranges (Arpitan:  Ouborindze ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Auboranges is first mentioned in 1155 as Alburengens.

Auboranges has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 1.9 square kilometers (0.73 sq mi). Of this area, 1.56 km² (0.60 sq mi) or 80.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.2 km² (0.077 sq mi) or 10.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.16 km² (0.062 sq mi) or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 43.5% is used for growing crops and 36.8% is pastures.

The municipality is located in the Glâne district, on the left of the Broye and on the border with the Canton of Vaud.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, two Bends wavy Argent lowered and in chief sinister a Cross bottony of the last.

Auboranges has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 272. As of 2008^[update], 4.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 56.7%. Migration accounted for 46.2%, while births and deaths accounted for 13.5%.