It was created on 1 January 2003 by the union of Estavayer-le-Gibloux, Rueyres-Saint-Laurent, Villarlod, and Villarsel-le-Gibloux.

[1] On 1 January 2016 it merged with Corpataux-Magnedens, Farvagny, Rossens and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz to form the new municipality of Gibloux.

[2] Le Glèbe had an area, as of 2009[update], of 10.4 square kilometers (4.0 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi) or 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads).

[5] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (248 or 94.7%) as their first language, German is the second most common (7 or 2.7%) and Portuguese is the third (3 or 1.1%).

[5] The historical population is given in the following chart:[9] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 24.4% of the vote.

[5] There were 142 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.7% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 13 or 28.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 11 or 23.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 6.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 7 or 15.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 8 or 17.4% were in education.

[5] From the 2000 census[update], 237 or 90.5% were Roman Catholic, while 1 or 0.4% 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.

[14] During the 2010–11 school year, a total of 126 students attended 7 classes in Le Glèbe.