Rossens, Fribourg

Rossens
Illens Castle in Illens village
Illens Castle in Illens village
Coat of arms of Rossens
Location of Rossens
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Rossens is located in Switzerland
Rossens
Rossens
Rossens is located in Canton of Fribourg
Rossens
Rossens
Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°6′E / 46.717°N 7.100°E / 46.717; 7.100
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictSarine
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total
5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation
706 m (2,316 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2014)
 • Total
1,293
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1728
SFOS number2222
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byArconciel, Corpataux-Magnedens, Farvagny, Pont-en-Ogoz, Pont-la-Ville, Treyvaux
Websitecommune-gibloux.ch
SFSO statistics

Rossens (French: [ʁɔsɑ̃s], Franco-Provençal: [ʁɔˈʃɛ̃] ) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 it merged with Corpataux-Magnedens, Farvagny, Le Glèbe and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz to form the new municipality of Gibloux.[1]

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 January 2016