Le Flon is a
municipality in the district of
Veveyse in the
canton
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of
Fribourg in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It was created in 2004 through the merger of Bouloz, Pont (Veveyse) and Porsel.
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011
Geography
Le Flon has an area of . Of this area, or 73.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.5% is unproductive land.
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 18.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 13.7% is used for growing crops and 58.7% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
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The municipality is located in the Veveyse district.
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Demographics
Le Flon has a population () of . , 6.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals.
accessed 19 June 2010
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(95.3%) as their first language, German
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is the second most common (2.4%) and Portuguese is the third (0.8%).[
, the population was 52.3% male and 47.7% female. The population was made up of 502 Swiss men (48.9% of the population) and 35 (3.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 448 Swiss women (43.6%) and 42 (4.1%) non-Swiss women.][Canton of Fribourg Statistics]
accessed 3 November 2011 , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 30.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.5%.[
, the construction rate of new housing units was 6.7 new units per 1000 residents.][
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Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 25.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
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(25.0%), the CVP (24.6%) and the FDP (8.8%).[Canton of Fribourg National Council Election of 23 October 2011 Statistics]
accessed 3 November 2011
The SVP lost about 5.1% of the vote when compared to the 2007 Federal election
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(30.2% in 2007 vs 25.1% in 2011). The SPS moved from third in 2007 (with 23.7%) to second in 2011, the CVP moved from second in 2007 (with 26.4%) to third and the FDP retained about the same popularity (8.6% in 2007). A total of 319 votes were cast in this election, of which 6 or 1.9% were invalid.
Economy
, Le Flon had an unemployment rate of 3.7%. , there were 77 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 32 businesses involved in this sector. 27 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 11 businesses in this sector. 43 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector.[
the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 115. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 57, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 25 of which 7 or (28.0%) were in manufacturing and 17 (68.0%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 33. In the tertiary sector; 16 or 48.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 6.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 9.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 8 or 24.2% were in education and 1 was in health care.
Of the working population, 7% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.9% used a private car.][
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Education
The Canton of Fribourg school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend a three or four year optional upper Secondary school. The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium (university preparatory) and vocational programs. After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship.Chart of the education system in Canton Fribourg
During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 114 students attending 6 classes in Le Flon. A total of 206 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 15 students in the municipality. The municipality had 5 primary classes and 99 students. During the same year, there were no lower secondary classes in the municipality, but 52 students attended lower secondary school in a neighboring municipality. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there were 22 upper Secondary students and 12 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes, but there were 2 non-university Tertiary students and 3 specialized Tertiary students who attended classes in another municipality.
References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg