Vivisbach District

Vivisbach District
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Freiburg (FR)
Main town :	Châtel-Saint-Denis
FSO number :	1007
Area :	134.30  km²
Height range :	631–2013 m above sea level M.
Residents:	18,831 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	140 inhabitants per km²
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The Vivisbach district ( French District de la Veveyse , Friborg Patois le Dichtri de la Vevéje ^{? / I} ) is one of the seven districts of the canton of Friborg in Switzerland .

Nine communities belong to the Vivisbach district:

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
	Attalens	3521	9.74	361
	Bossonnens	1505	4.12	365
	Châtel-Saint-Denis	6971	47.93	145
	Granges (Veveyse)	880	4.46	197
	La Verrerie	1188	13.43	88
	Le Flon	1208	9.57	126
	Remaufens	1140	5.91	193
	Saint-Martin (FR)	1005	9.78	103
	Semsales	1413	29.36	48
Total (9)		18,831	134.30	140

Changes in the community

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  Parishes until 1967

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  Municipalities until 2003

• 1968: Merger of La Rougève and Semsales → Semsales

• 2004: Fusion Bouloz , Pont (Veveyse) and Porsel → Le Flon
• 2004: Merger Besencens , Fiaugères and Saint-Martin → Saint-Martin
• 2004: Merger of Le Crêt , Grattavache and Progens → La Verrerie

Web links

Commons : Vivisbach Bezirk  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Jean-Claude Vial: Vivisbach District. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.