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Montagny-les-Monts

Montagny
Coat of arms of Montagny
Coat of arms
Montagny is located in Switzerland
Montagny
Montagny
Montagny is located in Canton of Fribourg
Montagny
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, 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) of 2,354. As of 2008, 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%.


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