Villaz-Saint-Pierre
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| Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°57′E / 46.717°N 6.950°ECoordinates: 46°43′N 6°57′E / 46.717°N 6.950°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Glâne | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 729 m (2,392 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,231 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1690 | |
| SFOS number | 2111 | |
| Surrounded by | Châtonnaye, La Folliaz, Massonnens, Mézières, Romont, Sédeilles (VD), Villorsonnens | |
| Website |
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Villaz-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Villaz-Saint-Pierre is first mentioned in 1177 as Villa.
Villaz-Saint-Pierre has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.6 square kilometers (2.2 sq mi). Of this area, 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi) or 61.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 23.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) or 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 32.0% is used for growing crops and 29.0% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
It consists of the villages of Villaz-Saint-Pierre and Fuyens. On 1 January 1978 the former municipality of Fuyens merged into the municipality of Villaz-Saint-Pierre.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Saltire Argent.
Villaz-Saint-Pierre has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,231. As of 2008[update], 10.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 6.5%. Migration accounted for 1.5%, while births and deaths accounted for 6.3%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (819 or 89.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (26 or 2.8%) and Albanian is the third (21 or 2.3%). There are 6 people who speak Italian.
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