Crésuz
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| Coordinates: 46°37′N 7°8′E / 46.617°N 7.133°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 7°8′E / 46.617°N 7.133°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Gruyère | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 909 m (2,982 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 331 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1653 | |
| SFOS number | 2130 | |
| Surrounded by | Broc, Cerniat, Charmey (Gruyère), Châtel-sur-Montsalvens | |
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Crésuz is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Crésuz is first mentioned in 1301 as Cresu.
Crésuz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.8 square kilometers (0.69 sq mi). Of this area, 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 34.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 35.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 23.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.13 km2 (32 acres) or 7.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 16.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.2%. Out of the forested land, 34.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.0% is pastures and 20.2% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 6.7% is in lakes and 0.6% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Gruyère district, above the Lac de Montsalvens. It consists of the village of Crésuz on the Bulle-Boltigen road.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, on a Fess Argent a Crow Sable passant and in base Coupeaux Vert.
Crésuz has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 331. As of 2008[update], 17.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 11.1%. Migration accounted for 19.4%, while births and deaths accounted for -5.2%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (177 or 77.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (42 or 18.3%) and Portuguese is the third (4 or 1.7%). There are 2 people who speak Italian.
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