Châtonnaye (French: [ʃɑtɔnɛ]; Arpitan: Châthonèya or Châthonèna, locally Tsathounêna[3] [tsaθuˈnɛna] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[4] Châtonnaye has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.3 square kilometers (2.4 sq mi).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Sable and Argent a Rooster Gules passant bendwise.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (485 or 90.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (47 or 8.7%) and Italian is the third (2 or 0.4%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Châtonnaye is; 92 children or 17.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 72 teenagers or 13.4% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][13] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 28.3% of the vote.

[9] There were 247 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.3% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 14 or 45.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 12.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 5 or 16.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 6 or 19.4% were in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 391 or 72.5% were Roman Catholic, while 82 or 15.2% 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.

[18] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 47 students attending 3 classes in Châtonnaye.