Le Flon (Fribourg)
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| Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°53′E / 46.617°N 6.883°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 6°53′E / 46.617°N 6.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Veveyse | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 813 m (2,667 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,186 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1699 | |
| SFOS number | 2337 | |
| Surrounded by | Chapelle (Glâne), Chesalles-sur-Oron (VD), La Verrerie, Rue, Saint-Martin, Siviriez, Ursy, Vuisternens-devant-Romont | |
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Le Flon is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created in 2004 through the merger of Bouloz, Pont (Veveyse) and Porsel.
Le Flon has an area of 9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi). Of this area, 7.04 km2 (2.72 sq mi) or 73.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi) or 19.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 18.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 13.7% is used for growing crops and 58.7% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Veveyse district.
Le Flon has a population (as of December 2016[update]) of 1,186. As of 2008[update], 6.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 26.2%. Migration accounted for 21%, while births and deaths accounted for 6.6%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (95.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (2.4%) and Portuguese is the third (0.8%).
As of 2008[update], the population was 52.3% male and 47.7% female. The population was made up of 502 Swiss men (48.9% of the population) and 35 (3.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 448 Swiss women (43.6%) and 42 (4.1%) non-Swiss women. As of 2000[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 30.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.5%.
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