Saint-Martin (Fribourg)
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| Coordinates: 46°35′N 6°52′E / 46.583°N 6.867°ECoordinates: 46°35′N 6°52′E / 46.583°N 6.867°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Veveyse | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.79 km2 (3.78 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 833 m (2,733 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,034 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1609 | |
| SFOS number | 2335 | |
| Localities | Besencens, Fiaugères | |
| Surrounded by | Bussigny-sur-Oron (VD), Chesalles-sur-Oron (VD), La Verrerie, Le Flon, Maracon (VD), Semsales | |
| Website |
http://www.saint-martin-fr.ch SFSO statistics |
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Saint-Martin is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in canton of Fribourg, in Switzerland.
Saint-Martin is first mentioned in 1228 as Sanctus Martinus.
Saint-Martin has an area of 9.79 km2 (3.78 sq mi). Of this area, 7.54 km2 (2.91 sq mi) or 77.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi) or 16.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi) or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 13.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 19.5% is used for growing crops and 56.5% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Veveyse district. It consists of the villages of Saint-Martin, Besencens and Fiaugères as well as the hamlet of Le Jordil.
On 1 January 2004, Saint-Martin annexed Besencens and Fiaugères, which were formerly municipalities in their own right.
Saint-Martin has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,034. As of 2008[update], 5.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 11.3%. Migration accounted for 9.5%, while births and deaths accounted for 3.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (468 or 92.7%) as their first language, Albanian is the second most common (13 or 2.6%) and German is the third (12 or 2.4%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian.
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