Domdidier (French: [dɔ̃didje]; Arpitan: Domdediér, locally Dondedi[1] [dɔ̃dəˈdi] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.

[3] Domdidier had an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.9 square kilometers (3.4 sq mi).

It consists of the village of Domdidier and the hamlets of Granges-Rothey and Eissy.

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,894 or 86.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (127 or 5.8%) and Portuguese is the third (69 or 3.1%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Domdidier is; 296 children or 13.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 303 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19.

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][11] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 27.2% of the vote.

[7] There were 1,133 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.7% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 305 or 42.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 5 or 0.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 21 or 2.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 0.3% were in the information industry, 17 or 2.3% were the insurance or financial industry, 70 or 9.6% were technical professionals or scientists, 45 or 6.2% were in education and 56 or 7.7% were in health care.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 1,573 or 71.6% were Roman Catholic, while 296 or 13.5% 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.

[16] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 715 students attending 34 classes in Domdidier.