Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 10.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

[5] The municipality is located in the Veveyse district, on the north flank of Mont-Pèlerin.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Quartered, first and fourth Or an Ibex rampant Sable on Coupeaux Vert and second and third Argent a Pine Tree Vert issuant from Coupeaux Sable.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (582 or 92.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (23 or 3.7%) and English is the third (10 or 1.6%).

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 26.2% of the vote.

[14] The SPS improved their position in Granges rising to first, from third in 2007 (with 22.5%) The SVP retained about the same popularity (24.0% in 2007), the CVP moved from first in 2007 (with 28.3%) to third and the Green Liberals moved from below fourth place in 2007 to fourth.

[9] There were 319 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.0% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 9 or 45.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 20.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 10.0% were in the information industry, 1 was a technical professional or scientist.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 409 or 65.0% were Roman Catholic, while 122 or 19.4% 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.