Villarsel-sur-Marly (Arpitan: Velarzél [vɛʁlaˈʃi] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[4] The municipality is located in the Sarine district, on the left bank of the Gérine.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Fox sejant Or and in chief sinister a Maltese Cross Argent.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (66 or 89.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (5 or 6.8%) and Italian is the third (3 or 4.1%).

[11] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] The farm house of the commandry of Saint-Jean is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire hamlet of Villarsel-sur-Marly is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[8] There were 33 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.4% of the workforce.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 65 or 87.8% were Roman Catholic, while 5 or 6.8% 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.