Dompierre, Fribourg

Dompierre (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃pjɛʁ] ⓘ; Arpitan: Dompierro, locally Donpyérou[1] [dɔ̃ˈpjeʁu] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

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

[3] Dompierre had an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.5 square kilometers (1.7 sq mi).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Lion rampant Sable langued Gules holding a Key of the last.

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (556 or 94.7%) as their first language, German is the second most common (14 or 2.4%) and Albanian is the third (8 or 1.4%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Dompierre is; 92 children or 15.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 74 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19.

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][11] The entire village of Dompierre is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[7] There were 291 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.9% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 13 or 34.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 7.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 8 or 21.1% were in education.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 454 or 77.3% were Roman Catholic, while 56 or 9.5% 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.

[17] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 72 students attending 4 classes in Dompierre.

Aerial view (1964)