Montet (Glâne)
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| Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°49′E / 46.650°N 6.817°ECoordinates: 46°39′N 6°49′E / 46.650°N 6.817°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Glâne | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 652 m (2,139 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 392 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1674 | |
| SFOS number | 2089 | |
| Surrounded by | Chavannes-sur-Moudon (VD), Ecublens, Moudon (VD), Rue, Vuarmarens, Vulliens (VD) | |
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Montet is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Montet is first mentioned in 1255 as Montez.
Montet has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.2 square kilometers (0.85 sq mi). Of this area, 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi) or 70.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 20.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 1.8% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, 18.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.9% is used for growing crops and 21.0% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located on the border with the Canton of Vaud.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Wing Or and on a Chief Argent a Cross bottony of the first.
Montet has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 392. As of 2008[update], 12.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 122.8%. Migration accounted for 119.8%, while births and deaths accounted for 12%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (168 or 97.1%) as their first language with the rest speaking German
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