Fétigny, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°48′N 6°55′E / 46.800°N 6.917°ECoordinates: 46°48′N 6°55′E / 46.800°N 6.917°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Broye | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 458 m (1,503 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 962 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1532 | |
| SFOS number | 2016 | |
| Surrounded by | Cugy, Granges-près-Marnand (VD), Ménières, Payerne (VD), Trey (VD) | |
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Fétigny is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Fétigny is first mentioned in 1142 as Festignei.
Fétigny has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.1 square kilometers (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi) or 76.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 9.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 12.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, 7.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 67.6% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Broye district, in the Estavayer-le-Lac exclave.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Chevron-Gemels Gules, overall a Burgundy Cross Sable.
Fétigny has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 962. As of 2008[update], 9.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 36.5%. Migration accounted for 19.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 11%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (570 or 97.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (12 or 2.0%) and Portuguese is the third (2 or 0.3%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian.
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