Botterens (Arpitan: Boterens, locally Botèrin[3] [botɛˈʁɛ̃] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[4] Botterens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.2 square kilometers (1.6 sq mi).

[5] The municipality is located in the Greyerz district, on the right bank of Lake Gruyère.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Bendlet Argent, overall on Coupeaux Vert a Chamois statant proper with head Or, hoofed and attired Sable.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (263 or 94.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (9 or 3.2%) and Italian is the third (2 or 0.7%).

[10] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][14] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.3% of the vote.

[10] There were 147 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.9% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 5 or 38.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 46.2% were in a hotel or restaurant.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 236 or 84.6% were Roman Catholic, while 17 or 6.1% 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.

[12] As of 2000[update], there were 45 students from Botterens who attended schools outside the municipality.