Ponthaux
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| Coordinates: 46°49′N 7°2′E / 46.817°N 7.033°ECoordinates: 46°49′N 7°2′E / 46.817°N 7.033°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Sarine | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 686 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1772 | |
| SFOS number | 2217 | |
| Surrounded by | Autafond, Chésopelloz, Grolley, Belmont-Broye, Montagny, Noréaz | |
| Website |
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Ponthaux is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Ponthaux is first mentioned in 1142 as Pontet.
Ponthaux, as of 2009[update], has an area of 5.9 square kilometers (2.3 sq mi). Of this area, 4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi) or 70.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) or 23.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 49.0% is used for growing crops and 19.6% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Sarine district. It consists of the village of Ponthaux and since the merger on 1 January 1981, the former municipality of Nierlet-les-Bois.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally of Six Argent and Gules and in a Chief of the first a Cross bottony of the second between two Oak Leaves Vert.
Ponthaux has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 686. As of 2008[update], 7.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 26.4%. Migration accounted for 15.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 7.9%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (435 or 89.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (43 or 8.8%) and Portuguese is the third (4 or 0.8%). There are 3 people who speak Italian.
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