Massonnens

Massonnens
Coat of arms
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Location of Massonnens
Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°58′E / 46.700°N 6.967°E / 46.700; 6.967Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°58′E / 46.700°N 6.967°E / 46.700; 6.967
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Glâne
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation	733 m (2,405 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	516
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Postal code	1692
SFOS number	2086
Surrounded by	Grangettes, Le Châtelard, Mézières, Villaz-Saint-Pierre, Villorsonnens, Vuisternens-devant-Romont
Website	www.massonnens.ch SFSO statistics

Massonnens is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Massonnens is first mentioned around 929-30 as Mansaningis or Massaningis.

Massonnens has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 4.3 square kilometers (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 3.1 km² (1.2 sq mi) or 72.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.88 km² (0.34 sq mi) or 20.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km² (0.10 sq mi) or 6.1% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 19.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 35.5% is used for growing crops and 36.7% is pastures.

The municipality is located on a terrace above the right bank of the Neirigue. It consists of the village of Massonnens and the hamlet of Ferlens.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, Gules, a Bend Or cottised Argent and of the second a Cross bottony of the first.

Massonnens has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 516. As of 2008^[update], 4.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 4.1%. Migration accounted for -2.4%, while births and deaths accounted for 3.4%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (391 or 97.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (7 or 1.7%) and Portuguese is the third (2 or 0.5%).