Gletterens

Gletterens
Reconstruction of a prehistoric house in Gletterens
Coat of arms
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Location of Gletterens
Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°56′E / 46.900°N 6.933°E / 46.900; 6.933Coordinates: 46°54′N 6°56′E / 46.900°N 6.933°E / 46.900; 6.933
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Broye
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation	486 m (1,594 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,004
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Postal code	1544
SFOS number	2022
Surrounded by	Boudry (NE), Chevroux (VD), Cortaillod (NE), Delley-Portalban, Grandcour (VD), Vallon
Website	www.gletterens.ch SFSO statistics

Gletterens is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

It is home to the Les Grèves prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Gletterens is first mentioned in 1239 as Lieterins.

Gletterens has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 2.9 square kilometers (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 1.51 km² (0.58 sq mi) or 51.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.47 km² (0.18 sq mi) or 16.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.59 km² (0.23 sq mi) or 20.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.36 km² (0.14 sq mi) or 12.3% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 12.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.1%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 41.8% is used for growing crops and 9.2% is pastures.

The municipality is located Broyebez., abseits der grossen Verkehrsachsen am Neuenburgersee gelegen.. It consists of the village of Gletterens and the hamlets of Broyebez., abseits der grossen Verkehrsachsen am Neuenburgersee gelegen..

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Barry of six Or and Gules and on a Chief Argent fimbriated wavy Azure a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper in sinister.

Gletterens has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,004. As of 2008^[update], 7.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 50.7%. Migration accounted for 52.7%, while births and deaths accounted for 5.4%.