Greng
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| Coordinates: 46°55′N 7°6′E / 46.917°N 7.100°ECoordinates: 46°55′N 7°6′E / 46.917°N 7.100°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | See | |
| Government | ||
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Gemeinderat with 5 members |
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| • Mayor | Ammann | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 439 m (1,440 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 177 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3280 | |
| SFOS number | 2261 | |
| Surrounded by | Courgevaux, Faoug (VD), Haut-Vully, Meyriez, Mur (VD), Murten/Morat | |
| Website |
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Greng is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Greng is first mentioned in 1349 as Groyn.
Greng has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1 square kilometer (0.39 sq mi). Of this area, 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) or 76.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi) or 10.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 14.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 3.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 8.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 60.8% is used for growing crops and 15.5% is pastures.
The municipality is located in the See/Lac district, on the eastern shore of Lake Morat about 2 km (1.2 mi) south-west of Murten. It consists of the hamlets of Greng-dessus and Greng-dessous.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Mill-wheel Sable.
Greng has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 177. As of 2008[update], 13.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 1.9%. Migration accounted for 5.8%, while births and deaths accounted for 7.7%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (138 or 92.0%) as their first language, French is the second most common (8 or 5.3%) and Italian is the third (1 or 0.7%).
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