Ferpicloz

Ferpicloz (Arpitan: Fèrpicllo [fɛʁˈpiço] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[3] Ferpicloz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1 square kilometer (0.39 sq mi).

This small municipality lies on the Fribourg-Bulle road and includes part of the hamlet of Le Mouret.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per saltire Argent and Gules overall a fleur-de-lys counterchanged.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (157 or 85.8%) as their first language, German is the second most common (22 or 12.0%) and Russisch is the third (1 or 0.5%).

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.7% of the vote.

[8] There were 98 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.9% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 8 or 42.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 6 or 31.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 3 or 15.8% were technical professionals or scientists.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 157 or 85.8% were Roman Catholic, while 11 or 6.0% 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.