Ponthaux (French: [pɔ̃to]; Arpitan: Pontèt [pɔ̃ˈtɑ] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[3] Ponthaux, as of 2009[update], has an area of 5.9 square kilometers (2.3 sq mi).

It consists of the village of Ponthaux and since the merger on 1 January 1981, the former municipality of Nierlet-les-Bois.

[5] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally of Six Argent and Gules and in a Chief of the first a Cross bottony of the second between two Oak Leaves Vert.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (435 or 89.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (43 or 8.8%) and Portuguese is the third (4 or 0.8%).

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 31.2% of the vote.

[9] There were 259 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.6% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 16 or 42.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 5 or 13.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 13.2% were in the information industry, 4 or 10.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 4 or 10.5% were in education and 1 was in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 413 or 84.6% were Roman Catholic, while 45 or 9.2% 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.

[18] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 53 students attending 3 classes in Ponthaux.