Châtel-Saint-Denis

Châtel-Saint-Denis
Coat of arms
Châtel-Saint-Denis
Location of Châtel-Saint-Denis
Coordinates: 46°32′N 6°54′E / 46.533°N 6.900°E / 46.533; 6.900Coordinates: 46°32′N 6°54′E / 46.533°N 6.900°E / 46.533; 6.900
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Veveyse
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	47.89 km2 (18.49 sq mi)
Elevation	809 m (2,654 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	6,455
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Postal code	1618
SFOS number	2325
Surrounded by	Blonay (VD), Corsier-sur-Vevey (VD), Haut-Intyamon(FR), Maracon (VD), Remaufens(FR), Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz (VD), Semsales(FR)
Website	www.chatel-st-denis.ch SFSO statistics

Châtel-Saint-Denis (Arpitan:  Tsathi  or Tsathi-Chin-Dèni) is a municipality and district capital of the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Châtel-Saint-Denis has an area of 47.89 km² (18.49 sq mi). Of this area, 22.37 km² (8.64 sq mi) or 46.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.26 km² (7.82 sq mi) or 42.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.33 km² (1.29 sq mi) or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.27 km² (0.10 sq mi) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 1.65 km² (0.64 sq mi) or 3.4% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 38.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.1% is used for growing crops and 17.0% is pastures and 27.5% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The capital of the Veveyse district is located on the banks of the Veveyse river, on the Bulle-Vevey road. It consists of the village of Châtel-Saint-Denis, the ski and hiking areas of Les Paccots and Fruence and a number of hamlets. The large municipality includes the Lac de Lussy and Lac des Joncs nature preserves.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or an Eagle displayed Sable.