Mézières, Fribourg
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| Coordinates: 46°41′N 6°56′E / 46.683°N 6.933°ECoordinates: 46°41′N 6°56′E / 46.683°N 6.933°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Glâne | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 995 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1684 | |
| SFOS number | 2087 | |
| Surrounded by | Massonnens, Romont, Siviriez, Villaz-Saint-Pierre, Vuisternens-devant-Romont | |
| Website |
http://www.mezieres-fr.ch SFSO statistics |
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Mézières is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Mézières is first mentioned in 1179 as de Maseriis.
On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Berlens merged into the municipality of Mézières.
Mézières has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.9 square kilometers (3.4 sq mi). Of this area, 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi) or 79.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi) or 13.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 12.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 41.7% is used for growing crops and 36.7% 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 on the Romont-Bulle road.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale, Argent three bars gemmel Gules and Gules a Grape slipped Or.
Mézières has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 995. As of 2008[update], 7.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 7.8%. Migration accounted for 8.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.5%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (635 or 94.2%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (16 or 2.4%) and German is the third (11 or 1.6%). There are 2 people who speak Italian.
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