Canton of Fribourg

Canton of Fribourg
Canton de Fribourg (French)
Kanton Freiburg (German)
Canton of Freiburg
Flag of Canton of Fribourg
Coat of arms of Canton of Fribourg
Map
Location in Switzerland
Map of Fribourg

Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°5′E / 46.717°N 7.083°E / 46.717; 7.083
CapitalFribourg/Freiburg
Subdivisions168 municipalities, 7 districts
Government
 • ExecutiveConseil d'Etat/Staatsrat (7)
 • LegislativeGrand Council of Fribourg (130)
Area
 • Total
1,671.42 km2 (645.34 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2020)[2]
 • Total
325,496
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCHF 19.180 billion (2020)
 • Per capitaCHF 59,263 (2020)
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Highest point2,389 m (7,838 ft): Vanil Noir
Lowest point429 m (1,407 ft): shore Lake Neuchâtel
Joined1481
LanguagesFrench, German
Websitewww.fr.ch

The canton of Fribourg,[a] also canton of Freiburg,[b] is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by more than two thirds of the citizens and German by a little more than a quarter.[4] Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg.

  1. ^ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
  2. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (21 January 2021). "Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) nach Grossregion und Kanton - 2008-2018 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Annuaire statistique du canton de Fribourg – Statistisches Jahrbuch des Kantons Freiburg – 2014" (PDF; 8,95 MB) (in French and German). Fribourg, Switzerland: Amt für Statistik des Staates Freiburg. Retrieved 5 August 2014.


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