Romont (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɔ̃] ⓘ; Arpitan: Remont [ʁəˈmɔ̃] ⓘ) is a municipality and capital of the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[3] The oldest trace of human settlement in Romont is five Hallstatt era tumuli in the village of Bossens.

The ruins of several other prehistoric settlements have been discovered including the foundation of a Roman era building at Bochanat.

The alleged founding of Romont in 921 by the Burgundian King Rudolph II is likely a legend.

In 1239 Anselme (or Nantelme) sold the rights to Romont hill to Peter II of Savoy.

The main castle (Grand Donjon), with a typical Savoy square floor plan, was completed before 1260.

Another castle with a round tower, formerly known as the Petit Donjon, but now known as Boyer-tower was built around 1250–1260, most likely by Peter II.

The town's ring wall had three gate towers which faced toward Billens, Mézières, and Fribourg.

It was the center of the bailiwick and an important link between Fribourg and the Savoy possessions in the Lake Geneva.

During the conquest by the Protestant Bernese troops, Romont was able to ally with Catholic Fribourg and retain the traditional faith.

Of the rest of the land, 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) or 19.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.

It is located at the intersection of the roads to Fribourg, Lausanne and Bulle and is on the border with the Canton of Vaud.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Castle Argent masoned and with portcullis Sable embattled with a Tower dexter higher than sinister, and in chief an escutcheon Gules a Cross Argent.

Notes: The Trappist Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu, Romont Castle, the Vitromusée/Musée suisse du vitrail et des arts du verre, the collegiate church of Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, and the town's fortifications are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.

[13] Romont is twinned with the town of In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 27.4% of the vote.

In the tertiary sector; 526 or 39.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 72 or 5.4% were in the movement and storage of goods, 97 or 7.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 0.2% were in the information industry, 56 or 4.2% were the insurance or financial industry, 81 or 6.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 162 or 12.2% were in education and 120 or 9.1% were in health care.

The wettest month is June during which time Romont receives an average of 129 mm (5.1 in) of rain or snow.

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.