Villaz, Switzerland
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.
History
Villaz
Villaz-Saint-Pierre is first mentioned in 1177 as Villa.
Villarimboud
Villarimboud is first mentioned in 1142 as Vilarrimolth.
Lussy
Lussy is first mentioned in the 12th century as Lussiei.
Geography
After the merger, Villaz has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of 15.43 km (5.96 sq mi).
Demographics
The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020) of 2,310.
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart: 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 FR 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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villaz FR.
- La Folliaz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.