La Brillaz is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[3] La Brillaz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 10.3 square kilometers (4.0 sq mi).

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (93.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (4.2%) and Danish is the third (0.7%).

[8] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 28.1% of the vote.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 51, of which 45 were in agriculture and 6 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 18 or 25.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 5.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 4 or 5.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 9 or 12.5% were in the information industry, 4 or 5.6% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 9.7% were in education.

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.

[13] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 165 students attending 8 classes in La Brillaz.