Grangettes
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| Coordinates: 46°41′N 6°58′E / 46.683°N 6.967°ECoordinates: 46°41′N 6°58′E / 46.683°N 6.967°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Glâne | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 783 m (2,569 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 191 | |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1686 | |
| SFOS number | 2079 | |
| Surrounded by | Le Châtelard, Marsens, Massonnens, Sâles, Vuisternens-devant-Romont | |
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Grangettes is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Grangettes is first mentioned around 1147-54 as de Grangetes.
Grangettes has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.3 square kilometers (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi) or 69.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 26.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 24.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.3% is used for growing crops and 37.8% is pastures and 8.5% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located on the south-west flank of Mont Gibloux and on the right bank of the Neirigue.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, between two Mullets Argent on a Bend of the same three Barns Gules.
Grangettes has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 191. As of 2008[update], 6.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -5.9%. Migration accounted for -1.8%, while births and deaths accounted for -1.2%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (153 or 97.5%) as their first language, Spanish is the second most common (3 or 1.9%) and German is the third (1 or 0.6%).
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