Grolley

Grolley
Coat of arms
Grolley
Location of Grolley
Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°4′E / 46.833°N 7.067°E / 46.833; 7.067Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°4′E / 46.833°N 7.067°E / 46.833; 7.067
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Sarine
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,900
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Postal code	1772
SFOS number	2200
Surrounded by	Autafond, Belfaux, Léchelles, Misery-Courtion, Ponthaux
Website	www.grolley.ch SFSO statistics

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

Grolley is first mentioned around 1137-38 as de Groslerio.

Grolley has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 5.3 square kilometers (2.0 sq mi). Of this area, 3.46 km² (1.34 sq mi) or 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.98 km² (0.38 sq mi) or 18.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.88 km² (0.34 sq mi) or 16.5% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area Out of the forested land, 17.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 41.4% is used for growing crops and 23.0% is pastures.

The municipality is located in the Sarine district, on the Fribourg-Payerne road. Since 2000 consists of the villages of Grolley and Corsalettes. On 1 January 2000 the former municipality of Corsalettes merged into the municipality of Grolley.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent chief Or a Bendlet of the first on a Bend Sable fimbriated Gules frette with a Bendlet sinister Vert on a Bend Sinister of the second fimbriated of the last. The new coat of arms was adopted after the 2000 merger of Corsaletters into Grolley.

Grolley has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,900. As of 2008^[update], 10.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 9.5%. Migration accounted for 14.2%, while births and deaths accounted for 4.9%.