It consists of the following municipalities: The blazon of the district coat of arms is Gules, a Castle Argent with dexter Tower higher than the sinister one.

[1] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (16,347 or 92.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (436 or 2.5%) and Portuguese is the third (421 or 2.4%).

[4] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Glâne is; 2,536 children or 14.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 2,535 teenagers or 14.3% are between 10 and 19.

The historical population is given in the following chart:[6] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 26.6% of the vote.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 14,027 or 78.9% were Roman Catholic, while 1,356 or 7.6% 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.