Riaz
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| Coordinates: 46°38′30″N 7°3′45″E / 46.64167°N 7.06250°ECoordinates: 46°38′30″N 7°3′45″E / 46.64167°N 7.06250°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Gruyère | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,376 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Riazois | |
| Postal code | 1632 | |
| SFOS number | 2148 | |
| Surrounded by | Bulle, Vaulruz, Sâles, Marsens, Echarlens | |
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Riaz is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Riaz is first mentioned in 900 as Villa Roda. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Zum Rad, however, that name is no longer used.
Riaz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.8 square kilometers (3.0 sq mi). Of this area, 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) or 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) or 25.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 23.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 16.2% is used for growing crops and 35.1% is pastures and 10.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Gruyère district and neighbors the district capital of Bulle. The village of Riaz is located along the Bulle-Fribourg road.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Wheel argent.
Riaz has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,376. As of 2008[update], 12.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 29.1%. Migration accounted for 25.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 7.9%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,520 or 92.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (55 or 3.3%) and Portuguese is the third (16 or 1.0%). There are 8 people who speak Italian and 2 people who speak Romansh.
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