Villarepos

Villarepos
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Villarepos
Coordinates: 46°53′N 7°4′E / 46.883°N 7.067°E / 46.883; 7.067Coordinates: 46°53′N 7°4′E / 46.883°N 7.067°E / 46.883; 7.067
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	See
Government
• Executive	Conseil communal with 5 members
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation	493 m (1,617 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	611
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Postal code	1583
SFOS number	2279
Surrounded by	Avenches (VD), Clavaleyres (BE), Courgevaux, Courlevon, Donatyre (VD), Faoug (VD), Misery-Courtion, Wallenried
Website	www.villarepos.ch SFSO statistics

Villarepos (German name: Ruppertswil) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Villarepos, Barberêche and Wallenried merged into the municipality of Courtepin.

Villarepos is first mentioned in 1332 as Villarepot. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Ruppertswil, however, that name is rarely used.

Villarepos had an area of 4.76 km² (1.84 sq mi). Of this area, 2.74 km² (1.06 sq mi) or 57.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.6 km² (0.62 sq mi) or 33.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.38 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.5% of the area Out of the forested land, 30.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 32.6% is used for growing crops and 23.1% is pastures, while 1.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The former municipality is located in the See/Lac district. It consists of the villages of Villarepos and Chandossel along with the hamlet of Plan. On 1 January 1983 the former municipality of Chandossel merged into the municipality of Villarepos.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Tower embattled Argent behind a Boar salient Or armed of the second.

Villarepos had a population (as of 2015^[update]) of 611. As of 2008^[update], 6.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 21.9%. Migration accounted for 27.9%, while births and deaths accounted for 2.7%.