Autafond
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°49′N 7°5′E / 46.817°N 7.083°ECoordinates: 46°49′N 7°5′E / 46.817°N 7.083°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Sarine | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 68 | |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1782 | |
| SFOS number | 2172 | |
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Autafond is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2016, Autafond was annexed by the municipality of Belfaux.
Autafond is first mentioned in 1236 as Auta-fonz.
Autafond had an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.4 square kilometers (0.93 sq mi). Of this area, 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) or 66.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) or 30.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 28.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 38.0% is used for growing crops and 27.7% is pastures.
The former municipality is located in the Sarine district.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Argent and Gules three Roses counterchanged barbed and seeded proper.
Autafond had a population (as of 2014[update]) of 68. As of 2008[update], 5.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -5.5%. Migration accounted for -5.5%, while births and deaths accounted for 0%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (69 or 85.2%) as their first language with the rest speaking German
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