Remaufens

Remaufens (Arpitan: Remofens [ʁəmoˈfɛ̃] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.

[5] The municipality is located in the Veveyse district, on a hill along the Châtel-Saint-Denis-Palézieux road.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or a Semi Eagle issuant displayed Sable and Gules a Cross bottony Argent.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (705 or 94.8%) as their first language, English is the second most common (10 or 1.3%) and German is the third (8 or 1.1%).

[9] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 41.8% of the vote.

[9] There were 376 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.5% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 35 or 36.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 4.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 3 or 3.1% were the insurance or financial industry, 6 or 6.3% were in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 557 or 74.9% were Roman Catholic, while 79 or 10.6% 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 105 students attending 6 classes in Remaufens.