La Brillaz
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| Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°0′E / 46.767°N 7.000°ECoordinates: 46°46′N 7°0′E / 46.767°N 7.000°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Sarine | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,898 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1745 Lentigny 1756 Lovens 1756 Onnens |
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| SFOS number | 2234 | |
| Surrounded by | Autigny, Avry, Chénens, Corserey, Cottens, La Folliaz, Neyruz, Prez-vers-Noréaz, Torny | |
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La Brillaz is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created from the 2001 union of Lentigny, Lovens, and Onnens.
La Brillaz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 10.3 square kilometers (4.0 sq mi). Of this area, 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) or 70.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) or 19.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 0.9% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 54.6% is used for growing crops and 15.2% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality is located in the Sarine district.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent a Saltire Sable and pally of six Argent and Gules. The current coat of arms includes elements from all three former municipalities.
La Brillaz has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,898. As of 2008[update], 8.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 33.7%. Migration accounted for 22.1%, while births and deaths accounted for 10.4%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (93.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (4.2%) and Danish is the third (0.7%).
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