Grolley (French: [ɡʁɔlɛ]; Arpitan: Grolê) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[3] Grolley has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.3 square kilometers (2.0 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 16.5% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The municipality is located in the Sarine district, on the Fribourg-Payerne road.

[5] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent chief Or a Bendlet of the first on a Bend Sable fimbriated Gules frette with a Bendlet sinister Vert on a Bend Sinister of the second fimbriated of the last.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,326 or 90.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (91 or 6.2%) and Italian is the third (17 or 1.2%).

[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 31.2% of the vote.

[9] There were 761 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.3% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 70 or 15.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 14 or 3.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 16 or 3.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 8 or 1.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 17 or 3.8% were in education and 2 or 0.4% were in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 1,228 or 83.4% were Roman Catholic, while 104 or 7.1% 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 202 students attending 12 classes in Grolley.