Villars-sur-Glâne
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Pont de la Glâne between Villars-sur-Glâne and Hauterive
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Location of Villars-sur-Glâne
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| Coordinates: 46°47′N 7°7′E / 46.783°N 7.117°ECoordinates: 46°47′N 7°7′E / 46.783°N 7.117°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Sarine | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive |
Conseil communal with 9 members |
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| • Mayor | Syndic (list) | |
| • Parliament |
Conseil général with 50 members |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 12,142 | |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1752 | |
| SFOS number | 2228 | |
| Surrounded by | Corminboeuf, Fribourg (Fribourg/Freiburg im Üechtland), Givisiez, Hauterive, Marly, Matran | |
| Website |
www SFSO statistics |
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Villars-sur-Glâne is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Villars-sur-Glâne has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.5 square kilometers (2.1 sq mi). Of this area, 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) or 29.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 17.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) or 51.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 27.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 13.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.7% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 16.8% is used for growing crops and 12.0% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Saltire Argent and in chief a Fleur de lis of the same.
Villars-sur-Glâne has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 12,142. As of 2008[update], 29.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 22.6%. Migration accounted for 14.5%, while births and deaths accounted for 8.1%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (7,211 or 77.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (1,022 or 10.9%) and Portuguese is the third (216 or 2.3%). There are 185 people who speak Italian and 3 people who speak Romansh.
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