Villeneuve, Fribourg
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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Villa in Villeneuve village
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 Villeneuve
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Location of Villeneuve
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| Coordinates: 46°45′N 6°52′E / 46.750°N 6.867°ECoordinates: 46°45′N 6°52′E / 46.750°N 6.867°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Broye | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive |
Conseil communal with 5 members |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 374 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1527 | |
| SFOS number | 2047 | |
| Surrounded by | Cremin (VD), Granges-près-Marnand (VD), Henniez (VD), Lucens (VD), Seigneux (VD), Surpierre | |
| Website |
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Villeneuve is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.
The municipality of Villeneuve merged on 1 January 2017 into Surpierre.
Villeneuve had an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.5 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) or 57.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.21 km2 (0.47 sq mi) or 34.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 7.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 32.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.6% is used for growing crops and 9.3% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, Azure three Plates and Or four Bends Gules.
Villeneuve had a population (as of 2015[update]) of 374. As of 2008[update], 7.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 4.5%. Migration accounted for 14.8%, while births and deaths accounted for -2.7%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (237 or 91.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (15 or 5.8%) and Italian is the third (3 or 1.2%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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