Wallenried
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°52′N 7°7′E / 46.867°N 7.117°ECoordinates: 46°52′N 7°7′E / 46.867°N 7.117°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | See | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive |
Conseil communal with 5 members |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 559 m (1,834 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 447 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1784 | |
| SFOS number | 2283 | |
| Surrounded by | Courlevon, Courtepin, Cressier, Gurmels, Misery-Courtion, Villarepos | |
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Wallenried (French name: Esserts) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was one of the municipalities with a large minority of German speakers in a French speaking region.
Wallenried had an area of 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi). Of this area, 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) or 61.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) or 17.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 21.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.3% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 12.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 40.7% is used for growing crops and 19.2% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent three Bends sinister wavy Azure and overall a Bend Gules.
Wallenried had a population (as of 2015[update]) of 447. As of 2008[update], 8.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 30.6%. Migration accounted for 26.1%, while births and deaths accounted for 6.3%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (168 or 53.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (137 or 43.6%) and Italian is the third (2 or 0.6%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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