It was formed on 1 January 2004 by the union of the municipalities of Le Crêt, Grattavache, and Progens.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (95.2%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (1.6%) and German is the third (1.0%).

[8] The Church of Saint-Loup is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[10] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 30.9% of the vote.

[8] In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 230.

In the tertiary sector; 23 or 53.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 4.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 7.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 7.0% were the insurance or financial industry, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 6 or 14.0% 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.

[14] During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 107 students attending 6 classes in La Verrerie.