Villaz, Switzerland

Municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland

Villaz

Municipality

Neyruz village, part of Villaz St Pierre

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Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°57′E﻿ / ﻿46.717°N 6.950°E﻿ / 46.717; 6.950
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.communevillaz.ch
SFSO statistics

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]

## History

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### Villaz

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Villaz-Saint-Pierre is first mentioned in 1177 as Villa.[2]

### Villarimboud

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Villarimboud is first mentioned in 1142 as Vilarrimolth.[3]

### Lussy

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Lussy is first mentioned in the 12th century as Lussiei.[4]

## Geography

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After the merger, Villaz has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of 15.43 km2 (5.96 sq mi).[5]

## Demographics

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The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 2,310.[6]

## Historic Population

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The 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

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The municipality has a railway station, Villaz-St-Pierre, on the Lausanne–Bern line. It has regular service to Romont FR and Fribourg/Freiburg.

## References

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1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 02 January 2020
2. ^ Villaz-Saint-Pierre in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. ^ Lussy (FR) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. ^ Lussy (FR) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
5. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ 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.

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Municipalities in Glâne District, Switzerland

* Billens-Hennens
* Le Châtelard
* Châtonnaye
* Grangettes
* Massonnens
* Mézières
* Romont
* Rue
* Siviriez
* Torny
* Ursy
* Villaz
* Villorsonnens
* Vuisternens-devant-Romont

* Fribourg
* Districts of Canton Fribourg
* Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg

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