Villaz-Saint-Pierre (Arpitan: Vela-Sent-Piérro [ˈvəla ʃɛ̃ ˈpjeʁo] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

[3] Villaz-Saint-Pierre has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.6 square kilometers (2.2 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) or 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.

[5] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Saltire Argent.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (819 or 89.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (26 or 2.8%) and Albanian is the third (21 or 2.3%).

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 32.9% of the vote.

[9] There were 428 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.0% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 338.

In the tertiary sector; 23 or 32.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 17 or 23.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 1 was in a hotel or restaurant, 22 or 31.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 2.8% were in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 764 or 83.3% were Roman Catholic, while 55 or 6.0% 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 71 students attending 4 classes in Villaz-Saint-Pierre.