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Le Glèbe

Le Glèbe
Former municipality of Switzerland
2013-05-07 Friburgo (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 169.JPG
Coat of arms of Le Glèbe
Coat of arms
Le Glèbe is located in Switzerland
Le Glèbe
Le Glèbe
Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°2′E / 46.717°N 7.033°E / 46.717; 7.033Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°2′E / 46.717°N 7.033°E / 46.717; 7.033
Country Switzerland
Canton Fribourg
District Sarine
Government
 • Mayor Syndic
Area
 • Total 10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Population (Dec 2014)
 • Total 1,246
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Postal code 1695
SFOS number 2223
Surrounded by Autigny, Farvagny, Pont-en-Ogoz, Sorens, Villorsonnens, Vuisternens-en-Ogoz
Website commune-gibloux.ch
SFSO statistics

Le Glèbe is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2003 by the union of Estavayer-le-Gibloux, Rueyres-Saint-Laurent, Villarlod, and Villarsel-le-Gibloux. On 1 January 2016 it merged with Corpataux-Magnedens, Farvagny, Rossens and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz to form the new municipality of Gibloux.

Le Glèbe had an area, as of 2009, of 10.4 square kilometers (4.0 sq mi). Of this area, 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) or 72.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi) or 18.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi) or 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, 17.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.5% is used for growing crops and 28.0% is pastures and 3.2% is used for alpine pastures.

Le Glèbe had a population (as of 2014) of 1,246. As of 2008, 7.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 23.5%. Migration accounted for 18.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 6.4%.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (248 or 94.7%) as their first language, German is the second most common (7 or 2.7%) and Portuguese is the third (3 or 1.1%). There are 2 people who speak Italian.


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