Fräschels (German) or Frasses (French: [fʁas], Franco-Provençal: [ˈfʁasɛ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[3] Fräschels has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.1 square kilometers (1.2 sq mi).

It is the northernmost municipality in the canton and is 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Murten on the eastern edge of the Grosses Moos marshlands.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Mile-stone Sable masoned of the field between two Alders Vert all issuant from a base of the last.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (457 or 95.0%) as their first language, Macedonian is the second most common (10 or 2.1%) and French is the third (4 or 0.8%).

[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 35.1% of the vote.

[8] There were 272 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.9% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 6 or 23.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 15.4% were in the information industry, 6 or 23.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 7.7% were in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 41 or 8.5% were Roman Catholic, while 344 or 71.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is June during which time Fräschels receives an average of 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is February with an average of 66 mm (2.6 in) of precipitation over 9.8 days.

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 45 students attending 2 classes in Fräschels.