# Gibloux > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gibloux > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gibloux.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibloux > Source revision: 1303393773 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{for|the Swiss mountain|Le Gibloux}} {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Gibloux | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = CHE Gibloux COA.svg | image_photo = Gibloux Farvagny 2025.jpg | canton = Fribourg | iso-code-region = CH-FR | district = [Sarine](/source/Sarine_(district)) |coordinates = {{coord|46|44|N|7|6|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 1695-6, 1726-8 | municipality_code = 2236 | area = 3606 | elevation = 687|elevation_description= | population = 7025 | populationof = Dec 2014 | popofyear = 2014 | website = | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = Syndic |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [Autigny](/source/Autigny%2C_Switzerland), [Arconciel](/source/Arconciel), [Cottens](/source/Cottens%2C_Fribourg), [Hauterive](/source/Hauterive%2C_Fribourg), [Le Glèbe](/source/Le_Gl%C3%A8be), [Pont-en-Ogoz](/source/Pont-en-Ogoz) | twintowns = |}} '''Gibloux''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒiblu|lang}}; {{langx|frp|Dzubyà}} {{IPA|frp|dzyˈbjɑ|}}) is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Switzerland) in the district of [Sarine](/source/Sarine_(district)) in the [canton](/source/Cantons_of_Switzerland) of [Fribourg](/source/Fribourg_(canton)) in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland). The municipality was formed 1 January 2016, from the merger of [Corpataux-Magnedens](/source/Corpataux-Magnedens), [Farvagny](/source/Farvagny), [Le Glèbe](/source/Le_Gl%C3%A8be), [Rossens](/source/Rossens%2C_Fribourg) and [Vuisternens-en-Ogoz](/source/Vuisternens-en-Ogoz).[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 19 January 2016 ==History== The village of Rossens is first mentioned in 1162 as ''Rossens''. It was formerly known by its German name ''Rossing'', however, that name is no longer used.{{HDS|976|Rossens}} ==Geography== Gibloux has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of {{Swiss area|2236|mi=on|eid=Q19843360}}.{{Swiss area data|2236|QUELLE|eid=Q19843360}} Of this area, about 63.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.7% is unproductive land. In the 2013/18 survey a total of {{convert|276|ha|acre|abbr=on}} or about 7.6% of the total area was covered with buildings. Of the agricultural land, {{convert|14|ha|acre|abbr=on}} is used for orchards and vineyards, {{convert|2215|ha|acre|abbr=on}} is fields and grasslands and {{convert|53|ha|acre|abbr=on}} consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1981 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by {{convert|181|ha|acre|abbr=on}}. Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by {{convert|16|ha|acre|abbr=on}}. Rivers and lakes cover {{convert|37|ha|acre|abbr=on}} in the municipality.{{cite web |url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/raum-umwelt/bodennutzung-bedeckung.gnpdetail.2016-0436.html |title=Arealstatistik Land Use - Gemeinden nach 10 Klassen |date=24 November 2016 |website=www.landuse-stat.admin.ch |publisher=Swiss Federal Statistical Office |access-date=14 February 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/regional-statistics/regional-portraits-key-figures/communes/data-explanations.assetdetail.7786539.html|title= Regional portraits 2019: key data of all communes|date= 28 March 2019 |website=bfs.admin.ch |publisher=Swiss Federal Statistical Office |access-date=14 October 2019}} ==Demographics== Gibloux has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-FR|eid=Q19843360}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-FR|2236|eid=Q19843360}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-FR|eid=Q19843360}} {{as of|2014}}, 15.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 4 years (2010-2014) the population has changed at a rate of 13.39%. The [birth rate](/source/birth_rate) in the municipality, in 2014, was 8.7, while the [death rate](/source/death_rate) was 5.0 per thousand residents. {{as of|2014}}, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 62.7% of the population and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.1%. In 2014 there were 2,812 private households in Gibloux with an average household size of 2.58 persons. In 2013 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 7.42. The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2015|alt=in 2015}}, was 1.94%. ==Economy== Gibloux is classed as a [periurbane community](/source/Peri-urbanisation). The municipality is part of the [agglomeration](/source/Urban_agglomeration) of Fribourg.{{cite web|url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/querschnittsthemen/raeumliche-analysen/raeumliche-gliederungen/analyseregionen.assetdetail.335600.html|title=Die Raumgliederungen der Schweiz 2016 |publisher= Swiss Federal Statistical Office |location=Neuchâtel, Switzerland |language=de, fr, it, en |date=17 February 2016 |accessdate= 14 December 2016}} {{as of|2016|In 2016}}, there were a total of 2,756 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 193 people worked in 82 businesses in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy). The [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) employed 1,102 workers in 93 separate businesses, of which 385 people worked in 4 large businesses. Finally, the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy) provided 1,461 jobs in 278 businesses, of which 564 people worked in 7 large businesses.[https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/kataloge-datenbanken/daten.assetdetail.8206656.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office -Arbeitsstätten und Beschäftigte nach Gemeinde, Wirtschaftssektor und Grössenklasse] accessed 26 June 2019 In 2014 a total of 7.4% of the population received social assistance. ==Heritage sites of national significance== The ruin of [Illens Castle](/source/Illens_Castle), the [Chapel of Notre-Dame](/source/Chapel_of_Notre-Dame_de_Posat) and the Church of Saint-Vincent are listed as Swiss [heritage site of national significance](/source/Swiss_inventory_of_cultural_property_of_national_and_regional_significance).{{cite web |url=http://www.babs.admin.ch/de/aufgabenbabs/kgs/inventar/a-objekte.html |title=Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance |date=1 January 2018 |website=A-Objects |publisher=Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS) |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html |archive-date=28 June 2010 |url-status=dead }} File:Notre-Dame Chapel Posat Aug 2010.jpg|Notre-Dame Chapel File:Farvagny Eglise Saint Vincnet.jpg|Saint Vincent Church File:Château d'Ilens 11.2010.JPG|Illens Castle ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{commons category|Gibloux}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090712035444/http://www.corpataux-magnedens.ch/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}} * {{HDS|46300|Corpataux-Magnedens}} * {{HDS|943|Corpataux}} * {{HDS|961|Magnedens}} * {{HDS|44915|Farvagny}} * {{HDS|950|Farvagny-le-Grand}} * {{HDS|951|Farvagny-le-Petit}} * {{HDS|956|Grenilles}} * {{HDS|972|Posat}} * {{HDS|3225|Illens}} {{Municipalities of the district of Sarine}} {{Authority control}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} Category:Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gibloux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibloux) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibloux?action=history)). 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