Sorens
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| Coordinates: 46°40′N 7°4′E / 46.667°N 7.067°ECoordinates: 46°40′N 7°4′E / 46.667°N 7.067°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Gruyère | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,098 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1642 | |
| SFOS number | 2153 | |
| Surrounded by | Le Châtelard, Le Glèbe, Marsens, Pont-en-Ogoz, Villorsonnens | |
| Website |
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Sorens is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Sorens is first mentioned around 974-75 as Sotringus. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Soring, however, that name is no longer used.
Sorens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.7 square kilometers (3.4 sq mi). Of this area, 5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi) or 64.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi) or 26.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) or 8.9% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 24.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.1% is used for growing crops and 49.0% is pastures and 7.1% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located in the Gruyère district, near the Bulle-Fribourg road on the eastern slope of the Gibloux.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally of Six Argent and Gules overall a Roebuck salient proper.
Sorens has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,098. As of 2008[update], 6.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 19.5%. Migration accounted for 18.7%, while births and deaths accounted for 1.1%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (800 or 95.7%) as their first language, German is the second most common (24 or 2.9%) and Portuguese is the third (3 or 0.4%). There are 2 people who speak Italian and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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