Châtel-sur-Montsalvens (French: [ʃɑtɛl syʁ mɔ̃salvɑ̃s]; Arpitan: Châthél-sur-Montcèrvins [tsaˈθi ʃy mɔ̃θɛʁˈvɛ̃] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[3] Châtel-sur-Montsalvens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2 square kilometers (0.77 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 2.5% is either rivers or lakes.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, in base issuant a Wall embattled Argent on it a Crane of the same passant and in chief dexter a Mullet of Five Or.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (171 or 83.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (18 or 8.8%) and English is the third (7 or 3.4%).

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] The Monstalvens Dam (Barrage De Montsalvens) which is shared with Broc is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[13] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.5% of the vote.

[8] There were 104 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.3% of the workforce.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 135 or 65.9% were Roman Catholic, while 20 or 9.8% 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.