Granges-Paccot (French: [ɡʁɑ̃ʒ pako]; Arpitan: Granges-Pacot [ˈɡʁɑ̃dzɛ ˈpako] ⓘ is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Granges-Paccot is first mentioned in 1317 as Grangiarum ante la mota dicti castri.

[3] Granges-Paccot has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located in the Sarine district, north of Fribourg and on the left side of the river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or a semi Lion rampant issuant Azure langued Gules and of the last on a Bar wavy Argent a Fish nainaint of the second.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,552 or 76.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (304 or 14.9%) and Italian is the third (46 or 2.3%).

[13] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 30.6% of the vote.

[8] There were 1,176 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.5% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 768 or 38.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 15 or 0.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 108 or 5.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 15 or 0.7% were in the information industry, 80 or 4.0% were the insurance or financial industry, 151 or 7.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 195 or 9.7% were in education and 13 or 0.6% were in health care.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 1,613 or 79.0% were Roman Catholic, while 172 or 8.4% 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.

[18] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 300 students attending 20 classes in Granges-Paccot.