La Folliaz
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Villarimboud
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| Coordinates: 46°44′N 6°58′E / 46.733°N 6.967°ECoordinates: 46°44′N 6°58′E / 46.733°N 6.967°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Glâne | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 15.47 km2 (5.97 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 756 m (2,480 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,304 | |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1690 Lussy 1691 Villarimboud |
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| SFOS number | 2114 | |
| Surrounded by | Châtonnaye, Chénens, La Brillaz, Romont, Sédeilles (VD), Torny, Villaz-Saint-Pierre, Villorsonnens | |
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La Folliaz is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 2005 from the union of the former municipalities of Lussy and Villarimboud.
Lussy is first mentioned in the 12th century as Lussiei.
La Folliaz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 9.9 square kilometers (3.8 sq mi). Of this area, 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) or 75.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi) or 18.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 45.5% is used for growing crops and 28.2% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
It consists of the linear village of La Folliaz, the village of Villarimboud and scattered farm houses.
La Folliaz has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 955. As of 2008[update], 3.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 2.9%. Migration accounted for -1.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 2.4%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (96.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (2.2%) and English is the third (0.5%).
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