Écublens (French: [ekyblɑ̃]; Arpitan: Ècubllens, locally Ekubyin[3] [ekyˈbjɛ̃] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Of the rest of the land, 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.1 km2 (25 acres) or 2.0% is either rivers or lakes.

[5] The municipality is located on the border with the Canton of Vaud and on the left bank of the Broye.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Key in pale Gules.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (243 or 91.4%) as their first language, English is the second most common (9 or 3.4%) and German is the third (7 or 2.6%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Ecublens is; 43 children or 16.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 49 teenagers or 18.4% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][13] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 39.3% of the vote.

[9] There were 130 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.8% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 5 were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist and 1 was in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 179 or 67.3% were Roman Catholic, while 50 or 18.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

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.

[18] During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 21 students attending one class in Ecublens.