Gletterens (French pronunciation: [ɡlɛtəʁɑ̃s]) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

[4] Gletterens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.9 square kilometers (1.1 sq mi).

[5] The municipality is located Broyebez., abseits der grossen Verkehrsachsen am Neuenburgersee gelegen..

It consists of the village of Gletterens and the hamlets of Broyebez., abseits der grossen Verkehrsachsen am Neuenburgersee gelegen..

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (385 or 71.8%) as their first language, German is the second most common (139 or 25.9%) and Italian is the third (5 or 0.9%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Gletterens is; 63 children or 11.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 61 teenagers or 11.4% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][13] It is home to the Les Grèves prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.

[3] The Les Grèves site is located about 200 m (660 ft) from the present shoreline.

[9] There were 256 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.3% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 9 or 13.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 2.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 4.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 5.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 5 or 7.4% were in education and 35 or 51.5% were in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 264 or 49.3% were Roman Catholic, while 133 or 24.8% 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 43 students attending 3 classes in Gletterens.