Botterens

Botterens
Coat of arms
Botterens
Location of Botterens
Coordinates: 46°37′N 7°7′E / 46.617°N 7.117°E / 46.617; 7.117Coordinates: 46°37′N 7°7′E / 46.617°N 7.117°E / 46.617; 7.117
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Gruyère
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Elevation	744 m (2,441 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	546
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Postal code	1652
SFOS number	2123
Surrounded by	Broc, Châtel-sur-Montsalvens, Morlon, Villarbeney
Website	http://www.botterens.ch SFSO statistics

Botterens (Arpitan:  Botèrin ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Botterens is first mentioned in 1227 as Botterens. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Botteringen, however, that name is no longer used.

Botterens has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 4.2 square kilometers (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 1.46 km² (0.56 sq mi) or 35.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.26 km² (0.87 sq mi) or 54.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.38 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.07 km² (17 acres) or 1.7% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.7% of the area Out of the forested land, 50.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.0% is used for growing crops and 24.6% is pastures and 8.9% is used for alpine pastures. Of the unproductive areas, and 1.2% is too rocky for vegetation.

The municipality is located in the Greyerz district, on the right bank of Lake Gruyère. It consists of the linear village of Botterens.