Saint-Martin, Fribourg

Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃] ⓘ; Arpitan: Sent-Martin) is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in canton of Fribourg, in Switzerland.

It consists of the villages of Saint-Martin, Besencens, and Fiaugères, as well as the hamlet of Le Jordil.

On 1 January 2004, Saint-Martin annexed Besencens and Fiaugères, which were formerly municipalities in their own right.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2011 federal election, the most popular party was the SVP, which received 27.2% of the vote.

[14] The SVP lost about 6.4% of the vote when compared to the 2007 Federal election (33.6% in 2007 vs 27.2% in 2011).

[9] There were 237 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.4% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 16, of which 7 or (43.8%) were in manufacturing, and 10 (62.5%) were in construction.

In the tertiary sector; 15 or 28.3% were in wholesale, retail sales, or the repair of motor vehicles, 9 or 17.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 5 or 9.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 5.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 5 or 9.4% were in education, and 1 was in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census, 333 or 65.9% were Roman Catholic, while 66 or 13.1% 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 91 students attending 5 classes in Saint-Martin.

[17] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Sable a Semi Eagle issuant displayed Or and Gules a Saltire Or.