Montagny, Fribourg

Montagny
Coat of arms
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Location of Montagny
Coordinates: 46°49′N 7°0′E / 46.817°N 7.000°E / 46.817; 7.000Coordinates: 46°49′N 7°0′E / 46.817°N 7.000°E / 46.817; 7.000
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Broye
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Elevation	563 m (1,847 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,354
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Postal code	1774 Montagny-les-Monts 1776 Montagny-la-Ville 1775 Mannens-Grandsivaz
SFOS number	2029
Surrounded by	Corcelles-près-Payerne (VD), Corserey, Léchelles, Noréaz, Payerne (VD), Ponthaux, Prez-vers-Noréaz, Russy, Torny
Website	www.montagny-fr.ch SFSO statistics

Montagny is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. In 2000 the municipality was created when Montagny-les-Monts and Montagny-la-Ville merged. On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Mannens-Grandsivaz merged into the municipality of Montagny (FR).

Montagny was created in 2000.

Montagny has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 17.5 square kilometers (6.8 sq mi). Of this area, 10.03 km² (3.87 sq mi) or 57.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.91 km² (2.28 sq mi) or 33.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.44 km² (0.56 sq mi) or 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.08 km² (20 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 31.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 35.0% is used for growing crops and 20.7% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

It consists of the villages of Montagny-la-Ville, Montagny-les-Monts, Mannens-Grandsivaz and Cousset along with the hamlets of Tours, Les Arbognes and Le Grabou.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Paly of six Or and Gules and a Chief Argent. The coat of arms combines elements from the former municipalities of Montagny-la-Ville and Montagny-les-Monts.

Montagny has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 2,354. As of 2008^[update], 7.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 14.7%. Migration accounted for 10.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 2.8%.