Gempenach

Gempenach
Coat of arms
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Location of Gempenach
Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°12′E / 46.933°N 7.200°E / 46.933; 7.200Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°12′E / 46.933°N 7.200°E / 46.933; 7.200
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	See
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 5 members
• Mayor	Ammann
Area
• Total	1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Elevation	501 m (1,644 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	307
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Postal code	3215
SFOS number	2260
Surrounded by	Agriswil, Büchslen, Ferenbalm (BE), Lurtigen, Ried bei Kerzers, Ulmiz
Website	http://www.gempenach.ch SFSO statistics

Gempenach (former French name: Champagny) is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Gempenach is first mentioned under its French name in 1340 as Champagnie. In 1408 it was mentioned as Gempenach followed in 1409 as Gempernach.

Gempenach has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 1.7 square kilometers (0.66 sq mi). Of this area, 1.25 km² (0.48 sq mi) or 74.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.31 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 18.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.1 km² (25 acres) or 5.9% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.0%. Out of the forested land, 17.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 55.6% is used for growing crops and 12.4% is pastures, while 5.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the See/Lac district, about 6 km (3.7 mi) north-east of Murten along the border with the Canton of Bern. It consists of the linear village of Gempenach.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a House Argent to its sinister a pine tree Vert trunked proper and issuant from sinister a Bush of the Third all issuant from a Base of the last.

Gempenach has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 307. As of 2008^[update], 9.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 5.8%. Migration accounted for 11.6%, while births and deaths accounted for -1.1%.