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Municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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![]() Neyruz village, part of Villaz St Pierre | |
Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°57′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 |
Villaz-Saint-Pierre is first mentioned in 1177 as Villa.[2]
Villarimboud is first mentioned in 1142 as Vilarrimolth.[3]
Lussy is first mentioned in the 12th century as Lussiei.[4]
After the merger, Villaz has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of 15.43 km2 (5.96 sq mi).[5]
The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 2,310.[6]
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.
The municipality has a railway station, Villaz-St-Pierre, on the Lausanne–Bern line. It has regular service to Romont FR and Fribourg/Freiburg.
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