Villaz, Switzerland

Municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland

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Location of Villaz

46°43′N 6°57′E / 46.717°N 6.950°E / 46.717; 6.950CountrySwitzerlandCantonFribourgDistrictGlâneGovernment

• MayorSyndicArea

• Total15.43 km² (5.96 sq mi)Population

(December 2020)

• Total2,310 • Density150/km² (390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)Postal code(s)

1690, 1691

SFOS number2117ISO 3166 codeCH-FRSurrounded byChâtonnaye, Massonnens, Mézières, Romont, Sédeilles (in Vaud), VillorsonnensWebsitewww.communevillaz.ch
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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

Villaz

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

Villarimboud

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

Lussy

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

Geography

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

Demographics

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

Historic Population

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

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

References

^ 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