Ferpicloz

Ferpicloz
Coat of arms
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Location of Ferpicloz
Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°10′E / 46.750°N 7.167°E / 46.750; 7.167Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°10′E / 46.750°N 7.167°E / 46.750; 7.167
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Sarine
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Elevation	767 m (2,516 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	285
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Postal code	1724
SFOS number	2194
Surrounded by	Ependes, Le Mouret, Senèdes
Website	www.ferpicloz.ch SFSO statistics

Ferpicloz is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Ferpicloz is first mentioned in 1270 as Ferpecles. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Pichlen, however, that name is no longer used.

Ferpicloz has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 1 square kilometer (0.39 sq mi). Of this area, 0.71 km² (0.27 sq mi) or 70.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.15 km² (0.058 sq mi) or 14.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.17 km² (0.066 sq mi) or 16.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 24.8% is used for growing crops and 44.6% is pastures.

The municipality is located in the Sarine district. This small municipality lies on the Fribourg-Bulle road and includes part of the hamlet of Le Mouret.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per saltire Argent and Gules overall a fleur-de-lys counterchanged.

Ferpicloz has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 285. As of 2008^[update], 8.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 33.1%. Migration accounted for 30.9%, while births and deaths accounted for 3.3%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (157 or 85.8%) as their first language, German is the second most common (22 or 12.0%) and Russisch is the third (1 or 0.5%).