Villaz, Switzerland
{{Infobox Swiss town
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| municipality_type = municipality
| image_photo = Neyruz - Villaz St Pierre (15.03.17) 63 (33465681436).jpg
| image_caption = Neyruz village, part of Villaz St Pierre
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| canton = Fribourg
| iso-code-region = CH-FR
| district = Glâne
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| postal_code = 1690, 1691
| municipality_code = 2117
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| website =https://www.communevillaz.ch/
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| neighboring_municipalities= Châtonnaye, Massonnens, Mézières, Romont, Sédeilles (in Vaud), Villorsonnens
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Villaz ({{langx|frp|Vela}} {{IPA|frp|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.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 02 January 2020
History
=Villaz=
Villaz-Saint-Pierre is first mentioned in 1177 as Villa.{{HDS|888|Villaz-Saint-Pierre}}
=Villarimboud=
Villarimboud is first mentioned in 1142 as Vilarrimolth.{{HDS|886|Lussy (FR)}}
=Lussy=
Lussy is first mentioned in the 12th century as Lussiei.{{HDS|864|Lussy (FR)}}
Geography
After the merger, Villaz has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of {{Swiss area|2117|mi=on}}.{{Swiss area data|2117|QUELLE}}
Demographics
The new municipality has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-FR}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-FR|2117}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-FR}}
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/default.aspx?px_language=de Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 ] {{in lang|de}} accessed 27 April 2016 La Folliaz was formed on 1 January 2005 from the union of the former municipalities of Lussy and Villarimboud.
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Transportation
The municipality has a railway station, {{rws|Villaz-St-Pierre}}, on the Lausanne–Bern line. It has regular service to {{rws|Romont FR}} and {{rws|Fribourg/Freiburg}}.
References
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
External links
{{Commons category|Villaz FR}}
- {{HDS|48811|La Folliaz}}
{{Municipalities of the district of Glâne}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Villaz}}