Kleinbösingen
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| Coordinates: 46°54′N 7°12′E / 46.900°N 7.200°ECoordinates: 46°54′N 7°12′E / 46.900°N 7.200°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | See | |
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Gemeinderat with 5 members |
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| • Mayor | Ammann | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 509 m (1,670 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 602 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3213 | |
| SFOS number | 2266 | |
| Surrounded by | Bösingen, Düdingen, Gurmels, Kriechenwil (BE) | |
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Kleinbösingen is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former French name was Petit-Basens. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.
Kleinbösingen is first mentioned in 1264 as Balsingen lo pitet. In 1264-65 it was mentioned as Besingen, in 1584 as Zänerbösingen and until the 18th century as Welschbösingen.
Kleinbösingen has an area of 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi). Of this area, 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) or 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 20.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.08 km2 (20 acres) or 2.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 2.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. Out of the forested land, 15.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 52.8% is used for growing crops and 10.3% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 1.7% is in lakes and 1.0% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the See district, on the left bank of the Saane/Sarine river and on the end of the Schiffenensee between Murten and Fribourg.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Gules an Bull passant proper and Argent a Ploughshare Azure in band.
Kleinbösingen has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 602. As of 2008[update], 7.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 15%. Migration accounted for 14.4%, while births and deaths accounted for 3%.
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