Jaun (German pronunciation: [ˈjaʊ̯n]; French: Bellegarde; Arpitan: Bèlagouàrda [balaˈvwɛrda] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[3] Jaun has an area, as of 2009[update], of 55.2 square kilometers (21.3 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located in the Gruyère district, in the Jaun pass at an elevation of 1,027 m (3,369 ft).

It consists of the linear village of Jaun and the hamlets of Im Fang (French: La Villette), Kappelboden, Weibelsried, Zur Eich and a number of scattered farm houses.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Sable a Saltire Argent.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (621 or 89.5%) as their first language, French is the second most common (68 or 9.8%) and Serbo-Croatian is the third (2 or 0.3%).

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.9% of the vote.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 51, of which 47 were in agriculture and 5 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 3 or 7.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 10.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 18 or 47.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 10.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 5 or 13.2% were in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 626 or 90.2% were Roman Catholic, while 32 or 4.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is June during which time Jaun receives an average of 184 mm (7.2 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is October with an average of 113 mm (4.4 in) of precipitation over 9 days.

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.