Arconciel (French: [aʁkɔ̃sjɛl]; Arpitan: Arconcié, locally Arkonhyi[3] [aʁkɔ̃ˈçi] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[5] Arconciel had an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.2 square kilometers (2.4 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 2.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Tower embattled Argent[7] Arconciel had a population (as of 2019[update]) of 1,038.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (597 or 91.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (41 or 6.3%) and Spanish is the third (4 or 0.6%).

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[5][13] The Farm House at La Souche 1, the mesolithic shelter at La Souche and the medieval village at Vers-le-Château are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[14] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 35.7% of the vote.

[9] There were 322 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.7% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 4 or 18.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 4 or 18.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 6 or 27.3% were in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 540 or 82.3% were Roman Catholic, while 47 or 7.2% 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.

[19] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 88 students attending 5 classes in Arconciel.