Senèdes

Coat of arms

Senèdes

Location of Senèdes

Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°9′E / 46.750°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 46°45′N 7°9′E / 46.750°N 7.150°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Syndic

Area

• Total

0.50 km² (0.19 sq mi)

Elevation

748 m (2,454 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

156

• Density

310/km² (810/sq mi)

Postal code

1724

SFOS number

2225

Surrounded by

Arconciel, Ependes, Ferpicloz, Le Mouret, Treyvaux

Website

www.communesenedes.ch
SFSO statistics

Senèdes is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Senèdes is first mentioned in 1233 as Senaide.

Senèdes has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 0.5 square kilometers (0.19 sq mi). Of this area, 0.37 km² (0.14 sq mi) or 74.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.05 km² (0.019 sq mi) or 10.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.08 km² (20 acres) or 16.0% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 50.0% is used for growing crops and 24.0% is pastures.

The municipality is located in the Sarine district.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per saltire Argent and Gules in chef Cross couped pattee Sable.

Senèdes has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 156. As of 2008^[update], 7.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 1.7%. Migration accounted for -6.1%, while births and deaths accounted for 4.3%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (103 or 94.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (5 or 4.6%) and Italian is the third (1 or 0.9%).

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