Cressier, Fribourg

Cressier
Cressier village
Coat of arms
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Location of Cressier
Coordinates: 46°54′N 7°8′E / 46.900°N 7.133°E / 46.900; 7.133Coordinates: 46°54′N 7°8′E / 46.900°N 7.133°E / 46.900; 7.133
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	See or du Lac
Government
• Executive	Conseil communal with 7 members
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Elevation	569 m (1,867 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	932
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Postal code	1785
SFOS number	2257
Surrounded by	Courlevon, Gurmels, Jeuss, Münchenwiler (BE), Salvenach, Wallenried
Website	www.cressier.ch SFSO statistics

Cressier (Arpitan:  Kressi ) is a municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Cressier is first mentioned in 1080 as Crisei. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Grissach, however, that name is no longer used.

Cressier has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 4.2 square kilometers (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 2.88 km² (1.11 sq mi) or 69.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.81 km² (0.31 sq mi) or 19.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.45 km² (0.17 sq mi) or 10.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 17.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 56.6% is used for growing crops and 10.1% is pastures, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the See/Lac district.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Sable, a Horse Argent trotting harnessed Or.