Farvagny

Farvagny
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Farvagny
Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°4′E / 46.717°N 7.067°E / 46.717; 7.067Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°4′E / 46.717°N 7.067°E / 46.717; 7.067
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Sarine
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	10.03 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population (Dec 2014)
• Total	2,215
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Postal code	1726
SFOS number	2192
Surrounded by	Autigny, Corpataux-Magnedens, Cottens, Hauterive, Le Glèbe, Pont-en-Ogoz, Rossens, Vuisternens-en-Ogoz
Website	commune-gibloux.ch SFSO statistics

Farvagny is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The former municipalities of Farvagny-le-Grand, Farvagny-le-Petit, Grenilles and Posat merged in 1996 to form it. On 1 January 2016 it merged with Corpataux-Magnedens, Le Glèbe, Rossens and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz to form the new municipality of Gibloux.

Farvagny had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 10 square kilometers (3.9 sq mi). Of this area, 6.62 km² (2.56 sq mi) or 66.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.09 km² (0.81 sq mi) or 20.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2 km² (0.46 sq mi) or 12.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km² (22 acres) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.4% of the area Out of the forested land, 19.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 43.8% is used for growing crops and 21.9% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The former municipality is located in the Sarine district.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Lion passant Azure langued of the first on a Bend Or between two Maple Leaves Argent. The coat of arms is a combination of the coats of arms of the four former municipalities. The lion and gold stripe come from Farvagny-le-Petit and Posat while the maple leaves are from Farvagny-le-Grand.