Muntelier

Muntelier
Coat of arms
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Location of Muntelier
Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°7′E / 46.933°N 7.117°E / 46.933; 7.117Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°7′E / 46.933°N 7.117°E / 46.933; 7.117
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	See
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 5 members
• Mayor	Ammann
Area
• Total	1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	955
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Postal code	3286
SFOS number	2274
Surrounded by	Bas-Vully, Galmiz, Murten/Morat
Twin towns	Castiglione Falletto (Italy)
Website	www.muntelier.ch SFSO statistics

Muntelier (French name: Montilier) is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.

Muntelier is first mentioned in 1270 as Es Montelliers.

Muntelier has an area of 1.13 km² (0.44 sq mi). Of this area, 0.3 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 26.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.38 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 33.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.41 km² (0.16 sq mi) or 36.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 3.5% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 12.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.8% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.3%. 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, 20.4% is used for growing crops and 3.5% is pastures, while 2.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the See/Lac district. This former fishing village is now a commuter town and part of the agglomeration of Murten.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules on a Bend sable a Pike proper.

Muntelier has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 955. As of 2008^[update], 11.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 25.2%. Migration accounted for 24.1%, while births and deaths accounted for 1.1%.