Delley-Portalban

Delley-Portalban (French pronunciation: [dɛlɛ pɔʁtalbɑ̃]) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

The municipality was created on 1 January 2005 from the merger of Delley and Portalban[3] (Arpitan: Pôrt-Alban, locally Pouraban[4] [puʁaˈbɑ̃] ⓘ).

[7] The municipality is located in the Broye district, directly connected to the main part of the Canton of Fribourg.

It consists of the villages of Delley and Portalban and the hamlets of Grange-des-Bois, Portalban-Dessus and Moulin de Glâne.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (85.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (12.2%) and Albanian is the third (1.7%).

[11] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Delley-Portalban is; 70 children or 10.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 82 teenagers or 12.3% are between 10 and 19.

[10] The Castella Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

In the tertiary sector; 19 or 21.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 3.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 37 or 41.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 19 or 21.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 3.3% were in education.

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.

Castella Castle