[3] Le Pâquier has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.5 square kilometers (1.7 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located in the Gruyère district, on the northern foot of Moléson mountain.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, three Trefoils slipped issuant from Coupeaux of the same.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (871 or 93.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (37 or 4.0%) and Portuguese is the third (11 or 1.2%).

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 28.9% of the vote.

[8] There were 428 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.3% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 32, of which 28 were in agriculture and 4 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 13 or 31.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 7.3% were in the information industry, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 2 or 4.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 8 or 19.5% were in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 754 or 80.8% were Roman Catholic, while 74 or 7.9% 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.

[17] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 132 students attending 8 classes in Le Pâquier.