Ulmiz
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| Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°12′E / 46.933°N 7.200°ECoordinates: 46°56′N 7°12′E / 46.933°N 7.200°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | See | |
| Government | ||
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Gemeinderat with 5 members |
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| • Mayor | Ammann | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 414 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3214 | |
| SFOS number | 2278 | |
| Surrounded by | Ferenbalm (BE), Staatswald Galm, Gempenach, Gurmels, Kriechenwil (BE), Lurtigen | |
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Ulmiz (French name: Ormey) 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.
Ulmiz is first mentioned in 1200 as Hulmeis. In 1390 it was mentioned in French as Ormeis.
Ulmiz has an area of 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi). Of this area, 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi) or 68.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) or 26.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 24.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 51.9% is used for growing crops and 15.2% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the See/Lac district, in a small depression in the Biber river valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Church Argent roofed Gules on a base Vert.
Ulmiz has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 414. As of 2008[update], 3.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 24.8%. Migration accounted for 26.1%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.9%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (347 or 96.7%) as their first language, French is the second most common (9 or 2.5%) and Albanian is the third (1 or 0.3%).
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