La Verrerie
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| Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°55′E / 46.617°N 6.917°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 6°55′E / 46.617°N 6.917°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Veveyse | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 915 m (3,002 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,155 | |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1624 La Verrerie 1611 Le Crêt |
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| SFOS number | 2338 | |
| Surrounded by | Le Flon, Saint-Martin, Sâles, Semsales, Vuisternens-devant-Romont | |
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La Verrerie is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2004 by the union of the municipalities of Le Crêt, Grattavache, and Progens. The municipality is administered from Le Crêt.
La Verrerie has an area of 13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi). Of this area, 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi) or 78.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) or 14.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 10.2% is used for growing crops and 67.6% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
La Verrerie has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,155. As of 2008[update], 9.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 22.5%. Migration accounted for 14.7%, while births and deaths accounted for 6.9%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (95.2%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (1.6%) and German is the third (1.0%).
As of 2008[update], the population was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. The population was made up of 475 Swiss men (45.0% of the population) and 54 (5.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 474 Swiss women (44.9%) and 53 (5.0%) non-Swiss women. As of 2000[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.5%.
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