Farvagny-le-Petit
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°4′E / 46.717°N 7.067°ECoordinates: 46°43′N 7°4′E / 46.717°N 7.067°E | ||
| 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 | |
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commune-gibloux SFSO statistics |
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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.
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