Glâne (district)
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Glâne District District de la Glâne Glânebezirk |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Fribourg
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| Capital | Romont | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 168.8 km2 (65.2 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 December 2015) | ||
| • Total | 23,278 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipalities | 19 | |
| Website | Glâne | |
Glâne District (German: Glânebezirk French: District de la Glâne) is one of seven districts in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It has a population of 23,278 (as of 31 December 2015).
It consists of the following municipalities:
The blazon of the district coat of arms is Gules, a Castle Argent with dexter Tower higher than the sinister one.
Glâne has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 23,278. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (16,347 or 92.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (436 or 2.5%) and Portuguese is the third (421 or 2.4%). There are 66 people who speak Italian and 2 people who speak Romansh.
As of 2008[update], the population was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. The population was made up of 8,640 Swiss men (42.5% of the population) and 1,542 (7.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 8,739 Swiss women (43.0%) and 1,421 (7.0%) non-Swiss women.
Of the population in the district, 6,481 or about 36.5% were born in Glâne and lived there in 2000. There were 5,869 or 33.0% who were born in the same canton, while 2,830 or 15.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 2,105 or 11.8% were born outside of Switzerland.
The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Glâne is; 2,536 children or 14.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 2,535 teenagers or 14.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 2,150 people or 12.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 2,874 people or 16.2% are between 30 and 39, 2,605 people or 14.7% are between 40 and 49, and 1,965 people or 11.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 1,346 people or 7.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 1,101 people or 6.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 574 people or 3.2% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 88 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.
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