Villars-sur-Glâne (French: [vilaʁ syʁ ɡlɑn]; Arpitan: Velârs-sur-Gllânna [vəˈlɑ ʃy ˈjɑ̃na] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Villars-sur-Glâne has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.5 square kilometers (2.1 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) or 51.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes.

[3] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Saltire Argent and in chief a Fleur de lis of the same.

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (7,211 or 77.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (1,022 or 10.9%) and Portuguese is the third (216 or 2.3%).

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[11] The Farm House De La Campagne De Chollet Au Guintzet, the Pont (bridge) de la Glâne (shared with Hauterive) and the bridge and chapel of Sainte-Apolline (also shared with Hauterive) are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[12] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 33.4% of the vote.

[7] There were 4,764 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.1% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 1,018 or 22.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 330 or 7.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 119 or 2.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 195 or 4.3% were in the information industry, 282 or 6.2% were the insurance or financial industry, 271 or 6.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 166 or 3.7% were in education and 1,886 or 41.7% were in health care.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 6,633 or 71.0% were Roman Catholic, while 727 or 7.8% 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 1,325 students attending 90 classes in Villars-sur-Glâne.