Attalens (French: [atalɑ̃s]; Arpitan: Atalens, locally Atalin [ataˈlɛ̃] ⓘ or Talin[3]) is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Of the rest of the land, 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Lion rampant Gules and overall a Bendlet Vert.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (2,076 or 92.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (78 or 3.5%) and Portuguese is the third (30 or 1.3%).

[10] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][14] The Notre-Dame de l'assomption Church is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[15] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 29.3% of the vote.

[10] There were 1,109 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.1% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 52 or 22.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 14 or 5.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 23 or 9.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 3 or 1.3% were the insurance or financial industry, 5 or 2.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 25 or 10.6% were in education and 92 or 39.0% were in health care.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 1,432 or 63.6% were Roman Catholic, while 449 or 19.9% 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.

[20] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 458 students attending 22 classes in Attalens.