Ursy
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| Coordinates: 46°38′N 6°50′E / 46.633°N 6.833°ECoordinates: 46°38′N 6°50′E / 46.633°N 6.833°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Glâne | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 704 m (2,310 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,936 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1670 Ursy 1675 Vauderens |
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| SFOS number | 2102 | |
| Surrounded by | Esmonts, Le Flon, Rue, Siviriez, Vuarmarens | |
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Ursy is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Ursy is first mentioned in 1160 as Ursei.
Ursy has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.9 square kilometers (3.4 sq mi). Of this area, 5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi) or 66.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) or 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads). After the 2012 merger of Vuarmarens, the area was 14.96 square kilometers (5.78 sq mi).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 33.5% is used for growing crops and 31.8% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
On 1 January 2001 the former municipalities of Vauderens, Bionnens and Mossel merged into the municipality of Ursy. The municipality of Vuarmarens merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Ursy.
Ursy retained its traditional coat of arms after the mergers with Bionnens, Mossel and Vauderens.
Ursy has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,936. As of 2008[update], 12.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 20.8%. Migration accounted for 15.8%, while births and deaths accounted for 4.3%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (668 or 88.0%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (36 or 4.7%) and Albanian is the third (26 or 3.4%). There are 14 people who speak German, 7 people who speak Italian.
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