Vuarmarens
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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Location of Vuarmarens
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| Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°50′E / 46.650°N 6.833°ECoordinates: 46°39′N 6°50′E / 46.650°N 6.833°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Glâne | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 685 m (2,247 ft) | |
| Population (December 2015) | ||
| • Total | 610 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1674 | |
| SFOS number | 2112 | |
| Surrounded by | Brenles (VD), Chavannes-sur-Moudon (VD), Esmonts, Montet (Glâne), Rue, Ursy | |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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Vuarmarens is a former municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On January 1, 2006, Vuarmarens incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Esmonts. On 1 January 2012, the municipality of Vuarmarens merged into the municipality of Ursy.
Vuarmarens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6 square kilometers (2.3 sq mi). Of this area, 3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi) or 66.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi) or 27.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 26.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 38.3% is used for growing crops and 26.7% is pastures.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Key upright Argent and on a Chief of the last a Cross bottony of the first. When Morlens merged into Vuarmarens, it retained Vuarmarens traditional coat of arms.
Vuarmarens had a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 610. As of 2008[update], 4.0% 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 15%, while births and deaths accounted for 8.9%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (327 or 96.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (8 or 2.4%) and Portuguese is the third (2 or 0.6%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian.
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