Châtillon (French pronunciation: [ʃatijɔ̃] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[3] Châtillon has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.3 square kilometers (0.50 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located in the Broye district, above Font on the south-east side of Lake Neuchatel.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Chestnut Tree Vert trunked Sable issuant from a Mount of the second and on a Chief Gules three Mullets Argent pierced.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (236 or 86.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (31 or 11.3%) and Italian is the third (6 or 2.2%).

[9] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Châtillon is; 43 children or 15.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 28 teenagers or 10.2% are between 10 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] The La Vuardaz, a Gallo-Roman villa is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[8] There were 141 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.2% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 6; 2 were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was a technical professional or scientist and 2 were in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 176 or 64.2% were Roman Catholic, while 54 or 19.7% 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.