[3] Givisiez has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.5 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located in the Sarine district, neighboring Fribourg.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or a semi Lion rampant issuant Azure langued Gules and of the last.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,675 or 73.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (332 or 14.5%) and Italian is the third (62 or 2.7%).

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] D’Affry mansion and the workshop of the sculptor Marcello is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[14] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 31.9% of the vote.

[8] There were 1,122 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.7% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 3,202.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 1,762 or 76.9% were Roman Catholic, while 189 or 8.2% 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.

[19] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 232 students attending 13 classes in Givisiez.

The library has (as of 2008[update]) 9,727 books or other media, and loaned out 7,012 items in the same year.

It is located on the Fribourg–Ins and Fribourg–Yverdon lines and has regular service to Fribourg/Freiburg, Yverdon-les-Bains, Ins, and Neuchâtel.