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District de la Glâne
FribourgDistrict de la Glâne is one of 7 districts of the canton of Fribourg and comprises 14 municipalities with 27'394 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Residents
27'394
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
14
Switzerland
Area
169 km²
swisstopo
Density
162 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
1002
BFS
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Romont
6'276Residents
Ursy
4'073Residents
Siviriez
2'711Residents
Rue
2'638Residents
Villaz
2'421Residents
Vuisternens-devant-Romont
2'410Residents
Villorsonnens
1'593Residents
Mézières
1'217Residents
Torny
1'112Residents
Billens-Hennens
910Residents
Châtonnaye
852Residents
Massonnens
605Residents
Le Châtelard
362Residents
Grangettes
214Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Votes in District de la Glâne
district results as published by BFS27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
23.0% YesNo 77.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
36.4% YesNo 63.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
53.5% YesNo 46.5%
26.04.2026Gesetz zur Sanierung der KantonsfinanzenCantonal FR● Rejected · 31.4% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
24.0% YesNo 76.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
60.8% YesNo 39.2%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP33.4% · strongest party
SVP33.4%
SP17.3%
Mitte17.0%
FDP16.0%
GRÜNE9.4%
GLP2.9%
CSP1.5%
EDU1.4%
Übrige0.6%
EVP0.5%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Rue
77 %
median of its municipalities
88.5 %
Billens-Hennens
95 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 77 % % in Rue to 95 % % in Billens-Hennens (median 88.5 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 16.2 % in Rue to 17.7 % in Billens-Hennens (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.75 %
Dwellings
11'804
Avg. rooms
3.7
Built before 1946
29.2%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+370 +1.4%
births
263
deaths
165
net migration
+305
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
9'870
Workplaces
1'809
Services share
55.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'089 (11.0%) · Secondary 3'296 (33.4%) · Tertiary 5'485 (55.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
416
Organic share
4.3 %
Farmland
11'984 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
8.6 °C
Precipitation
1'196 mm
Elevation
531–1'199 m
Flat share
47.8%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
357 GWh
Electricity
26.5 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
72 min
Road to centre
49 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (26.481–26.481 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of District de la Glâne rank
sum of its municipalities1085Vulliens×21553Châtonnaye1608Chapelle (Glâne)×21670Ursy1673Promasens1674Vuarmarens1675Blessens +11676Chavannes-les-Forts1677Prez-vers-Siviriez1678Siviriez1679Villaraboud1680Romont FR1681Billens1684Mézières FR1685Villariaz1686Grangettes-près-Romont +11687Vuisternens-devant-Romont1688Sommentier1689Le Châtelard-près-Romont1690Villaz-St-Pierre1691Villarimboud1692Massonnens1694Villarsiviriaux1697La Joux FR1748Torny-le-Grand1749Middes
2 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AuborangesBerlensBillensBionnensBlessensChapelle (Glâne)ChâtonnayeChavannes-les-FortsChavannes-sous-OrsonnensEcublens FREsmontsEstévenensGillarensGrangettes-près-RomontHennensLa Joux FRLa MagneLa NeirigueLe Châtelard-près-RomontLes EcasseysLieffrensLussy FRMassonnensMézières FRMiddesMontet (Glâne)MorlensMosselOrsonnensPrez-vers-SiviriezPromasensRomont FRRueSiviriezSommentierTorny-le-GrandUrsyVauderensVillaraboudVillargiroudVillariazVillarimboudVillarsiviriauxVillaz-St-PierreVuarmarensVuisternens-devant-RomontVulliens
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to District de la Glâne?
- District de la Glâne comprises 14 municipalities: Romont, Ursy, Siviriez, Rue, Villaz, Vuisternens-devant-Romont, Villorsonnens, Mézières, Torny, Billens-Hennens, Châtonnaye, Massonnens, Le Châtelard, Grangettes. Together they have 27'394 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is District de la Glâne in?
- District de la Glâne lies in the canton of Fribourg, which is divided into 7 districts.
- How many people live in District de la Glâne?
- District de la Glâne has 27'394 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 14 municipalities; the largest is Romont with 6'276.
- Does District de la Glâne have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District de la Glâne the municipal rate ranges from 77 % (Rue) to 95 % (Billens-Hennens).
- How did District de la Glâne vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, District de la Glâne voted 23 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.