Canton of Fribourg

Canton of Fribourg
Canton de Fribourg (French)
Kanton Freiburg (German)
Canton of Freiburg
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
 • PresidentJean-Pierre Siggen
 • 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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