Villaz (Arpitan: Vela [ˈvəla]) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities of Villaz-Saint-Pierre and La Folliaz merged to form the new municipality of Villaz.[1]
Villaz | |
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_63_(33465681436).jpg) Neyruz village, part of Villaz St Pierre | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Villaz  | |
  Villaz  Villaz | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°57′E / 46.717°N 6.950°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Fribourg |
| District | Glâne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.43 km2 (5.96 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
| • Total | 2,310 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1690, 1691 |
| SFOS number | 2117 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-FR |
| Surrounded by | Châtonnaye, Massonnens, Mézières, Romont, Sédeilles (in Vaud), Villorsonnens |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
History
editVillaz
editVillaz-Saint-Pierre is first mentioned in 1177 as Villa.[2]
Villarimboud
editVillarimboud is first mentioned in 1142 as Vilarrimolth.[3]
Lussy
editLussy is first mentioned in the 12th century as Lussiei.[4]
Geography
editAfter the merger, Villaz has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of 15.43 km2 (5.96 sq mi).[5]
Demographics
editThe new municipality has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 2,310.[6]
Historic Population
editThe historical population is given in the following chart:[7] La Folliaz was formed on 1 January 2005 from the union of the former municipalities of Lussy and Villarimboud.
Transportation
editThe municipality has a railway station, Villaz-St-Pierre, on the Lausanne–Bern line. It has regular service to Romont and Fribourg/Freiburg.
References
edit- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 02 January 2020
- ^ Villaz-Saint-Pierre in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Lussy (FR) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Lussy (FR) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
External links
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- La Folliaz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.