Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [vilnœv] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

Villeneuve had an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.5 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi).

[2] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, Azure three Plates and Or four Bends Gules.

[5] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (237 or 91.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (15 or 5.8%) and Italian is the third (3 or 1.2%).

[6] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Villeneuve is; 38 children or 14.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 30 teenagers or 11.6% are between 10 and 19.

[5] The historical population is given in the following chart:[9] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 38.7% of the vote.

[5] There were 122 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.3% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 3, of which 2 were in a hotel or restaurant and 1 was in education.

[5] From the 2000 census[update], 172 or 66.4% were Roman Catholic, while 46 or 17.8% 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.

[14] During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 22 students attending one class in Villeneuve.